Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Passport To Peril | 1951 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 2 | Wilderness | 1979 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 3 | Surrogate | 1982 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 4 | Love and Glory | 1983 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 5 | All Our Yesterdays | 1994 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 6 | Gunman’s Rhapsody | 2001 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 7 | Double Play | 2004 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 8 | Edenville Owls | 2007 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
| 9 | The Boxer and the Spy | 2008 | Robert B. Parker | Buy |
Robert B. Parker’s standalone novels show a side of his writing beyond the detective series. Wilderness (1979) and Love and Glory (1983) are literary novels from early in his career, while All Our Yesterdays (1994) is an ambitious multigenerational story. Gunman’s Rhapsody (2001) retells the events leading to the Gunfight at the OK Corral, foreshadowing his later Western series.
Double Play (2004) is a novel set against the backdrop of Jackie Robinson’s first season in Major League Baseball. Edenville Owls (2007) and The Boxer and the Spy (2008) are young adult novels. These standalones demonstrate Parker’s range, though his reputation rests primarily on his series fiction.