Order of Robert B. Parker Books
Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) was a prolific American novelist, who specialized in writing detective and western novels. Parker may be best known for his Spenser series, but that doesn’t mean he was a one trick pony. His other series included Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall, Cole & Hitch (Appaloosa) and a couple of Philip Marlowe novels. He also had a number of standalone novels and non-fiction books to his credit.
Robert B. Parker has had a number of his works adapted to other mediums. Spenser For Hire starring Robert Urich was produced by ABC, Jesse Stone films were turned into TV movies starring Tom Selleck and Appaloosa was made into a film starring Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris. Parker’s Spenser and Jesse Stone series will be continued by Ace Atkins and Michael Brandman, respectively. Below is a list of Robert B. Parker’s books in order of when they were first published:
Publication Order of Spenser Books
| The Godwulf Manuscript | (1973) |    |
| God Save the Child | (1974) | |
| Mortal Stakes | (1975) | |
| Promised Land | (1976) | |
| The Judas Goat | (1978) | |
| Looking for Rachel Wallace | (1980) | |
| Early Autumn | (1981) | |
| A Savage Place | (1981) | |
| Ceremony | (1982) | |
| The Widening Gyre | (1983) | |
| Valediction | (1984) | |
| A Catskill Eagle | (1985) | |
| Taming a Sea-Horse | (1986) | |
| Pale Kings and Princes | (1987) | |
| Crimson Joy | (1988) | |
| Playmates | (1989) | |
| Stardust | (1990) | |
| Pastime | (1991) | |
| Double Deuce | (1992) | |
| Paper Doll | (1993) | |
| Walking Shadow | (1994) | |
| Thin Air | (1995) | |
| Chance | (1996) | |
| Small Vices | (1997) | |
| Sudden Mischief | (1998) | |
| Hush Money | (1999) | |
| Hugger Mugger | (2000) | |
| Potshot | (2001) | |
| Widow's Walk | (2002) | |
| Back Story | (2003) | |
| Bad Business | (2004) | |
| Cold Service | (2005) | |
| School Days | (2005) | |
| Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl | (2006) | |
| Now and Then | (2007) | |
| Rough Weather | (2008) | |
| The Professional | (2009) | |
| Painted Ladies | (2010) | |
| Sixkill | (2011) | |
| Silent Night | (2011) | |
| Lullaby | (2012) | |
| Wonderland / Spenser Confidential | (2013) | |
| Cheap Shot | (2014) | |
| Kickback | (2015) | |
| Slow Burn | (2016) | |
| Little White Lies | (2017) | |
| Old Black Magic | (2018) | |
| Angel Eyes | (2019) | |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | (2020) | |
| Bye Bye Baby | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Jesse Stone Books
| Night Passage | (1997) | |
| Trouble in Paradise | (1998) | |
| Death in Paradise | (2001) | |
| Stone Cold | (2003) | |
| Sea Change | (2005) | |
| High Profile | (2007) | |
| Stranger in Paradise | (2008) | |
| Night and Day | (2009) | |
| Split Image | (2010) | |
| Killing The Blues | (2011) | |
| Fool Me Twice | (2012) | |
| Damned If You Do | (2013) | |
| Blind Spot | (2014) | |
| The Devil Wins | (2015) | |
| Debt to Pay | (2016) | |
| The Hangman's Sonnet | (2018) | |
| Colorblind | (2018) | |
| The Bitterest Pill | (2019) | |
| Fool's Paradise | (2020) | |
| Stone's Throw | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Sunny Randall Books
| Family Honor | (1999) | |
| Perish Twice | (2000) | |
| Shrink Rap | (2002) | |
| Melancholy Baby | (2004) | |
| Blue Screen | (2006) | |
| Spare Change | (2007) | |
| Blood Feud | (2018) | |
| Grudge Match | (2020) | |
| Payback | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch Books
| Appaloosa | (2005) | |
| Resolution | (2008) | |
| Brimstone | (2009) | |
| Blue-Eyed Devil | (2010) | |
| Ironhorse | (2013) | |
| Bull River | (2014) | |
| The Bridge | (2014) | |
| Blackjack | (2016) | |
| Revelation | (2017) | |
| Buckskin | (2019) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Wilderness | (1979) | |
| Surrogate | (1982) | |
| Love and Glory | (1983) | |
| All Our Yesterdays | (1994) | |
| Gunman's Rhapsody | (2001) | |
| Double Play | (2004) | |
| Edenville Owls | (2007) | |
| The Boxer and the Spy | (2008) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Training with Weights | (1974) | |
| Three Weeks In Spring | (1978) | |
| A Year at the Races | (1991) | |
| Spenser's Boston | (1994) | |
Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books
| The Big Sleep | (1939) | |
| Farewell, My Lovely | (1940) | |
| The High Window | (1942) | |
| The Lady in the Lake | (1943) | |
| The Little Sister | (1949) | |
| The Long Goodbye | (1953) | |
| Playback | (1958) | |
| Poodle Springs | (1989) | |
| Perchance to Dream | (1991) | |
| The Black-Eyed Blonde | (2014) | |
| Only to Sleep | (2018) | |
| The Goodbye Coast | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Young Spenser Books
| Chasing the Bear | (2009) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 | (1997) | |
| Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | (2011) | |
| Boston Noir 2 | (2012) | |
Notes: Poodle Springs was finished by Robert B. Parker after Raymond Chandler died before finishing the novel. As of Lullaby, the Spenser series is written by Ace Atkins (with the exception of Silent Night, which is written by Helen Brann). Starting with Killing the Blues, the Jesse Stone series is written by Michael Brandman, except for Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman. As of Ironhorse, the Cole & Hitch books are written by Robert Knott.
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How should I read Jesse stone and sunny Randall to keep their relationship straight?
What Jesse Stone books were made into movies and in what order?
The movies were made in this order:
Stone Cold
Night Passage
Death in Paradise
Sea Change
Thin Ice
No Remorse
Innocents Lost
Benefit of the Doubt
Night Passage is a prequel to Stone Cold, although I’m going to guess that the best way to watch the films is in the order they were produced, if it matters at all. Benefit of the Doubt doesn’t appear to be adapted from a novel.