Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker, one of the giants of contemporary crime fiction, has passed away.
Somehow I never thought this would happen. Sarah Weinman says she does not know how to process this sad news. I could not agree with her more.
Many of us owe Parker a debt of gratitude for the hours of highly enjoyable reading with which he provided us. For all his success in the field, he always came across as a regular, unpretentious person, able to laugh at himself and to appreciate the worth of others.
Requiescat in pace, Mr. Parker; you will be much missed.
Robert B. Parker: September 17, 1932 - January 18, 2010
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Nan said,
January 20, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I feel so sad about this. I was so hoping he would write a sequel to his YA work, Edenville Owls. I loved that book, and really thought it one of his very best. I did a little book report on it:
http://lettersfromahillfarm.blogspot.com/2007/08/book-reportedenville-owls.html
A very good way for him to go, but I wish he had had a lot more years.
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