While surfing the web, I came across this great little interview with Robert B. Parker. It's a brief interview, but packs in a ton of interesting information about Parker; how he writes, the surprisingly little research that he does, and why he and his wife live on different floors in the same house. Parker has been writing novels for over 30 years and at the age of 72 shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, this year alone, Parker's had three books published and each of them hit the best seller list!
Bad Business was the 31st Spenser novel [and if you like to read you owe it to yourself to check out the entire Spenser series].
Melancholy Baby was the fourth to feature female detective Sunny Randall.
And last, and definitely not least was Double Play.
Double Play is one of my all-time favorite books by Robert B. Parker. Set in 1947, the novel focuses on the relationship between Joe Burke [a hardened WWII vet with a death wish who has been hired to bodyguard Jackie Robinson] and Jackie Robinson [the first black man to break into the major leagues]. Along the way there's gangsters, dames, double-crosses, murders and more. It was truly a great read and I hope that Parker writes more Joe Burke novels.
Knowing how prolific Robert B. Parker is, I'd say that's a good bet!
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