The Robert B. Parker Companion (ISBN 0425205541)

I Agree with First Reviewer -- Disappointing:
Before you buy this Robert B. Parker Companion, my advice is to go into your local bookstore and find a copy on the shelf. Skim through the book and see if it's worth paying full price for. This rather slim volume simply isn't worth the money, in my opinion. The biography/interview with Parker is brief (you can read the whole thing in less than a few minutes) and far inferior to what you can find on the internet for free. The outlines of the books and characters are pretty skimpy and uninteresting. If you're a hard-core fan, this book may be worth purchasing, but I think for the rest of us, it's just not a good investment. Again, there are fan websites that provide a lot of this information at no cost. I'm a big fan of Robert B. Parker, but I was disappointed by this book, which looked like a rush job. Parker deserves a better book that surveys his body of work.

For R.B. Parker fans:
This is an excellent resource for avid fans of Parker. It outlines his books, gives information about his personal life, and is very readable. I recommend it.

robert parker companion:
A typical companion book, just synopsis of his books, a little bio on Parker. An ok book if you want to use if for a reference.

disappointed:
Disappointed. Just facts in a dry format. I was expecting more of an in depth relationship analysis between the characters, events, etc.

Robert B Parker Companion:
The Robert B Parker Companion is all I hoped it would be. It is very informative for all of us Parker fans and is a must for those of us either building a Parker library or just keeping the books in chronological order. The authors' interview with Parker is an added attraction.