PARKER, ROBERT B. (RAYMOND CHANDLER) — Back Story

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0399149775. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Spenser was born and grew up in Laramie, Wyomingand is a Boston private eye in the mold of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, a smart-mouthed tough guy with a heart of gold. Unlike Marlowe, Spenser maintains a committed relationship with one woman (Susan Silverman, a psychologist). Although he is an ex-boxer (who likes to remind readers that he once fought the former heavyweight champ Jersey Joe Walcott) and lifts weights to stay in shape, he also is quite well educated, cooks, and lives by a code of honor he and Susan discuss occasionally—though as infrequently as he can manage. Spenser bears more than a passing resemblance to his creator, Robert B. Parker. Both are Bostonians, and both spent time in Korea with the U. S. Army. Spenser served as an infantryman in the 1st Infantry Division during the Korean War." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .