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 New York Times bestselling
author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which—The
Ranger and The Lost Ones—were nominated for the Edgar
Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his
short story, “Last Fair Deal Gone Down”). In addition, he is the
author of several New York Times bestselling novels in
the continuation of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Before
turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the St.
Petersburg Times, a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune, and,
in college, played defensive end for the undefeated Auburn
University football team (for which he was featured on the cover
of Sports Illustrated). He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
Praise for Robert B. Parker's Wonderland
“[Atkins] has captured the essence of Parker’s storytelling—moral
complexity, deft characterizations, spare, rhythmic dialogue—and
reinvigorated it.”—The Arizona Republic
“Atkins crafts the talk between the characters so well. He also
tells the sory in tight, short chaptersthat keep the story
moving—again, so Parker-like.”—Deseret News
“Atkins has masterfully captured the essence of Parker’s
creation.”—Lansing State Journal
“These books are real gems...the old Spenser magic is back.”—Aspen
Daily News
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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