Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the
legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring police
chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole-Everett Hitch
westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the
Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered
the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January
2010.
Ace Atkins is the Edgar Award-nominated author of seventeen books,
including the forthcoming Quinn Colson novel The Redeemers, and was
selected by the Robert B. Parker estate to continue the Spenser
novels, most recently the New York Times bestsellers Robert B.
Parker's Kickback and Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot.
Praise for Robert B. Parker’s Slow Burn
“Scene-by-scene, line-by-line pleasures are authentic.”—Kirkus
Reviews
“Atkins tosses in a surprising change to his lead’s status quo, and
series fans will be eager to see what he does with it in Spenser’s
next outing.”—Publishers Weekly
“A 5-alarm thriller...Atkins deftly recreates the Spenser character
and his Boston milieu.”—Associated Press
“Sizzling...Slow Burn rises to a blazing finish and leaves Spenser
with some major decisions to make. Can’t wait to find out how it
goes.”—Tampa Bay Times
Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series
“Handpicked by the Parker estate to be the keeper of the flame for
the Spenser franchise, award-winning author Ace Atkins rises
flawlessly to the occasion. In addition to the signature dialogue,
all the familiars are fully resurrected: Susan, the sexy shrink;
Pearl, the wonder dog; Hawk, the wonder sidekick; good cop Quirk,
and, of course, Spenser himself, that consummate knight errant for
the twenty-first century.”—Kirkus Reviews
“It’s a feat when a writer creates characters who live and breathe
on the page and make readers care and keep coming back for more. To
manage that with someone else’s characters, let alone with an icon
like Spenser, is a minor miracle. Ace Atkins pulls it off.”—Chicago
Sun-Times
“Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker.”—Booklist
“Classic Spenser—the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks,
hard workouts and lethal confrontations...Once again, Atkins has
delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker’s Spenser
series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the
dialogue.”—Associated Press
“Atkins has done a splendid job of capturing the voice of the late
Robert B. Parker.”—Publishers Weekly
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