{"product_id":"9781935618577","title":"In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero","description":"\u003cbr\u003e**2013 Edgar Awards nominee in Critical\/Biographical**\u003cbr\u003e**2013 Anthony Award nominee in Best Critical Nonfiction**\u003cp\u003eJoin award-winning mystery editor Otto Penzler and a first-rate lineup of mystery writers as they go in pursuit of Spenser and the man who created him, Robert B. Parker. These are the writers who knew Parker best professionally and personally, sharing memories of the man, reflections on his impact on the genre, and insights into what makes Spenser so beloved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAce Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e, the author chosen to take up Parker’s pen and continue the Spenser series, relates the formative impact Spenser had on him as a young man; gourmet cook \u003cb\u003eLyndsay Faye\u003c\/b\u003e describes the pleasures of Spenser’s dinner table; \u003cb\u003eLawrence Block\u003c\/b\u003e explains the irresistibility of Parker’s literary voice; and more. \u003ci\u003eIn Pursuit of Spenser\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to Spenser, and Parker, with affection, humor, and a deep appreciation for what both have left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Includes a reprinted piece on Spenser from Robert B. Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAce Atkins\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Block\u003cbr\u003eReed Farrel Coleman\u003cbr\u003eMax Allan Collins\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Clemens\u003cbr\u003eBrendan DuBois\u003cbr\u003eLoren D. Estleman\u003cbr\u003eLyndsay Faye\u003cbr\u003eEd Gorman\u003cbr\u003eParnell Hall\u003cbr\u003eJeremiah Healy\u003cbr\u003eDennis Lehane\u003cbr\u003eGary Phillips\u003cbr\u003eS.J. Rozan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BenBella Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033408585968,"sku":"9781935618577","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935618577_p0.jpg?v=1763659099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935618577","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}