Akashic Noir Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| San Francisco Noir |
2002 |
Buy |
| Seattle Noir |
2003 |
Buy |
| Bronx Noir |
2003 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir |
2004 |
Buy |
| Hasidic Noir |
2004 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 |
2005 |
Buy |
| Chicago Noir |
2005 |
Buy |
| Dublin Noir |
2005 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Miami Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| D.C. Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Baltimore Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| Twin Cities Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| London Noir |
2006 |
Buy |
| New Orleans Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Wall Street Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Havana Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Detroit Noir |
2007 |
Buy |
| Queens Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth |
2008 |
Buy |
| Toronto Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Las Vegas Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Trinidad Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| D.C. Noir 2 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Manhattan Noir 2 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Paris Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Istanbul Noir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Boston Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Rome Noir |
2009 |
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| San Francisco Noir 2 |
2009 |
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| Portland Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Delhi Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Phoenix Noir |
2009 |
Buy |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 |
2010 |
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| Mexico City Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Richmond Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Orange County Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Indian Country Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Moscow Noir |
2010 |
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| Lone Star Noir |
2010 |
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| Philadelphia Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Haiti Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Copenhagen Noir |
2010 |
Buy |
| Pittsburgh Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| San Diego Noir |
2011 |
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| Barcelona Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| Cape Cod Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| New Jersey Noir |
2011 |
Buy |
| Staten Island Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Mumbai Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Long Island Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Venice Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Kingston Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| St. Petersburg Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Kansas City Noir |
2012 |
Buy |
| Boston Noir 2 |
2012 |
Buy |
| USA Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Manila Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Buffalo Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Dallas Noir |
2013 |
Buy |
| Haiti Noir 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
| Singapore Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Prison Noir |
2014 |
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| Tel Aviv Noir |
2014 |
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| Tehran Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Belfast Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Helsinki Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Rio Noir |
2014 |
Buy |
| Providence Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics |
2015 |
Buy |
| Memphis Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Zagreb Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Marseille Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| Beirut Noir |
2015 |
Buy |
| New Orleans Noir: The Classics |
2016 |
Buy |
| Stockholm Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Brussels Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Mississippi Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| St. Louis Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Prague Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| San Juan Noir |
2016 |
Buy |
| Oakland Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trinidad Noir: The Classics |
2017 |
Buy |
| Atlanta Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| New Haven Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Montana Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Buenos Aires Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Montreal Noir |
2017 |
Buy |
| Berlin Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| São Paulo Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Santa Cruz Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Lagos Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Marrakech Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Baghdad Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Vancouver Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Sydney Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Hong Kong Noir |
2018 |
Buy |
| Amsterdam Noir |
2019 |
Buy |
| Milwaukee Noir |
2019 |
Buy |
| Houston Noir |
2019 |
Buy |
| Nairobi Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Columbus Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Santa Fe Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Alabama Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Berkeley Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Addis Ababa Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Tampa Bay Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Miami Noir: The Classics |
2020 |
Buy |
| Accra Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Belgrade Noir |
2020 |
Buy |
| Palm Springs Noir |
2021 |
Buy |
| Paris Noir: The Suburbs |
2022 |
Buy |
| Denver Noir |
2022 |
Buy |
| South Central Noir |
2022 |
Buy |
| Cleveland Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
| East Jerusalem Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
| West Jerusalem Noir |
2023 |
Buy |
| Honolulu Noir |
2024 |
Buy |
| Sacramento Noir |
2025 |
Buy |
| Hamburg Noir |
2025 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 |
1997 |
Buy |
| Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe |
2011 |
Buy |
Jesse Stone Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Night Passage |
1997 |
Buy |
| Trouble in Paradise |
1998 |
Buy |
| Death in Paradise |
2001 |
Buy |
| Stone Cold |
2003 |
Buy |
| Sea Change |
2005 |
Buy |
| High Profile |
2007 |
Buy |
| Stranger in Paradise |
2008 |
Buy |
| Night and Day |
2009 |
Buy |
| Split Image |
2010 |
Buy |
| Killing The Blues |
2011 |
Buy |
| Fool Me Twice |
2012 |
Buy |
| Damned If You Do |
2013 |
Buy |
| Blind Spot |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Devil Wins |
2015 |
Buy |
| Debt to Pay |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Hangman’s Sonnet |
2018 |
Buy |
| Colorblind |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Bitterest Pill |
2019 |
Buy |
| Fool’s Paradise |
2020 |
Buy |
| Stone’s Throw |
2021 |
Buy |
| Fallout |
2022 |
Buy |
| Buried Secrets |
2025 |
Buy |
| Big Shot |
2026 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Training with Weights |
1974 |
Buy |
| Three Weeks In Spring |
1978 |
Buy |
| A Year at the Races |
1991 |
Buy |
| Spenser’s Boston |
1994 |
Buy |
Philip Marlowe Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Big Sleep |
1939 |
Buy |
| Farewell, My Lovely |
1940 |
Buy |
| The High Window |
1942 |
Buy |
| The Lady in the Lake |
1943 |
Buy |
| The Little Sister |
1949 |
Buy |
| The Long Goodbye |
1953 |
Buy |
| Playback |
1958 |
Buy |
| Poodle Springs |
1989 |
Buy |
| Perchance to Dream |
1991 |
Buy |
| The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe |
2014 |
Buy |
| Only to Sleep |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Goodbye Coast |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Second Murderer |
2023 |
Buy |
Spenser Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Godwulf Manuscript |
1973 |
Buy |
| God Save the Child |
1974 |
Buy |
| Mortal Stakes |
1975 |
Buy |
| Promised Land |
1976 |
Buy |
| The Judas Goat |
1978 |
Buy |
| Looking for Rachel Wallace |
1980 |
Buy |
| Early Autumn |
1981 |
Buy |
| A Savage Place |
1981 |
Buy |
| Ceremony |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Widening Gyre |
1983 |
Buy |
| Valediction |
1984 |
Buy |
| A Catskill Eagle |
1985 |
Buy |
| Taming a Sea-Horse |
1986 |
Buy |
| Pale Kings and Princes |
1987 |
Buy |
| Crimson Joy |
1988 |
Buy |
| Playmates |
1989 |
Buy |
| Stardust |
1990 |
Buy |
| Pastime |
1991 |
Buy |
| Double Deuce |
1992 |
Buy |
| Paper Doll |
1993 |
Buy |
| Walking Shadow |
1994 |
Buy |
| Thin Air |
1995 |
Buy |
| Chance |
1996 |
Buy |
| Small Vices |
1997 |
Buy |
| Sudden Mischief |
1998 |
Buy |
| Hush Money |
1999 |
Buy |
| Hugger Mugger |
2000 |
Buy |
| Potshot |
2001 |
Buy |
| Widow’s Walk |
2002 |
Buy |
| Back Story |
2003 |
Buy |
| Bad Business |
2004 |
Buy |
| Cold Service |
2005 |
Buy |
| School Days |
2005 |
Buy |
| Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl |
2006 |
Buy |
| Now and Then |
2007 |
Buy |
| Rough Weather |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Professional |
2009 |
Buy |
| Painted Ladies |
2010 |
Buy |
| Sixkill |
2011 |
Buy |
| Silent Night |
2011 |
Buy |
| Lullaby |
2012 |
Buy |
| Wonderland / Spenser Confidential |
2013 |
Buy |
| Cheap Shot |
2014 |
Buy |
| Kickback |
2015 |
Buy |
| Slow Burn |
2016 |
Buy |
| Little White Lies |
2017 |
Buy |
| Old Black Magic |
2018 |
Buy |
| Angel Eyes |
2019 |
Buy |
| Someone to Watch Over Me |
2020 |
Buy |
| Bye Bye Baby |
2022 |
Buy |
| Broken Trust |
2023 |
Buy |
| Hot Property |
2024 |
Buy |
| Showdown |
2025 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Passport To Peril |
1951 |
Buy |
| Wilderness |
1979 |
Buy |
| Surrogate |
1982 |
Buy |
| Love and Glory |
1983 |
Buy |
| All Our Yesterdays |
1994 |
Buy |
| Gunman’s Rhapsody |
2001 |
Buy |
| Double Play |
2004 |
Buy |
| Edenville Owls |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Boxer and the Spy |
2008 |
Buy |
Sunny Randall Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Family Honor |
1999 |
Buy |
| Perish Twice |
2000 |
Buy |
| Shrink Rap |
2002 |
Buy |
| Melancholy Baby |
2004 |
Buy |
| Blue Screen |
2006 |
Buy |
| Spare Change |
2007 |
Buy |
| Blood Feud |
2018 |
Buy |
| Grudge Match |
2020 |
Buy |
| Payback |
2021 |
Buy |
| Revenge Tour |
2022 |
Buy |
| Bad Influence |
2023 |
Buy |
| Buzz Kill |
2024 |
Buy |
| Booked |
2026 |
Buy |
Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Appaloosa |
2005 |
Buy |
| Resolution |
2008 |
Buy |
| Brimstone |
2009 |
Buy |
| Blue-Eyed Devil |
2010 |
Buy |
| Ironhorse |
2013 |
Buy |
| Bull River |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Bridge |
2014 |
Buy |
| Blackjack |
2016 |
Buy |
| Revelation |
2017 |
Buy |
| Buckskin |
2019 |
Buy |
| Opium Rose |
2027 |
Buy |
Young Spenser#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Chasing the Bear |
2009 |
Buy |
Robert B. Parker was one of the most important American crime fiction writers of the late 20th century. He created the Spenser series in 1973, reviving the private detective novel with a Boston-based PI who combined toughness with a love of cooking and literature. Parker published nearly 40 Spenser novels before his death in 2010, and the series has continued through other authors.
Beyond Spenser, Parker launched the Jesse Stone series about a small-town California-transplant police chief in Massachusetts, the Sunny Randall series featuring a female private investigator, and the Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch Western novels. He also completed Raymond Chandler’s unfinished Philip Marlowe novel Poodle Springs. His straightforward prose style and prolific output made him one of the bestselling mystery writers of his generation.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Robert B. Parker written?
Robert B. Parker has written 250 books across ten series.
What was Robert B. Parker's first book?
Robert B. Parker’s first book is The Big Sleep, published in 1939.
What are Robert B. Parker's major series?
Parker’s major series include the Spenser private detective novels (53 books), the Jesse Stone small-town police chief series (23 books), the Sunny Randall female PI series (13 books), and the Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch Western series (11 books). After Parker’s death in 2010, several authors continued his series with the approval of his estate.