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Also by Otto Penzler:

Golden Age Suspense Stories, July 2026
Hardcover / e-Book / audiobook
Bibliomysteries, August 2017
Hardcover
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero, April 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
Murder Is My Racquet, June 2005
Paperback

IN PURSUIT OF SPENSER: MYSTERY WRITERS ON ROBERT B. PARKER AND THE CREATION OF AN AMERICAN HERO
By: Otto Penzler

Smart Pop
April 2012
On Sale: April 24, 2012
ISBN: 1935618571
EAN: 9781935618577
Kindle: B007WSNMW6
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

Join award-winning mystery editor Otto Penzler and a first-rate lineup of mystery writers as they go in pursuit of Spenser and the man who created him, Robert B. Parker. These are the writers who knew Parker best professionally and personally, sharing memories of the man, reflections on his impact on the genre, and insights into what makes Spenser so beloved. Ace Atkins, the author chosen to take up Parker’s pen and continue the Spenser series, relates the formative impact Spenser had on him as a young man; gourmet cook Lyndsay Faye describes the pleasures of Spenser’s dinner table; Lawrence Block explains the irresistibility of Parker’s literary voice; and more. In Pursuit of Spenser pays tribute to Spenser, and Parker, with affection, humor, and a deep appreciation for what both have left behind.