Crimson Joy

1988 novel by Robert B. Parker
0-385-29651-7Preceded byPale Kings and Princes Followed byPlaymates 
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Crimson Joy is the 15th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker.

The story follows Boston based PI Spenser as he tracks a serial killer the press has dubbed the "Red Rose Killer".

The killer turns out to be a therapeutic patient of Spenser's girlfriend Susan Silverman, challenging their safety and testing their relationship.

Recurring characters

  • Spenser
  • Hawk
  • Dr. Susan Silverman, Ph.D
  • Lt. Martin Quirk, Boston Police Department
  • Sgt. Frank Belson, Boston Police Department
  • Tony Marcus
  • Henry Cimoli
  • Wayne Cosgrove

Mentioned but not seen:

  • Rita Fiore
  • Paul Giacomin
  • Linda Thomas

External links

  • Parker's page on the book
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Novels by Robert B. Parker
Spenser novels
Novels
  • 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 (2006)
  • Now and Then (2006)
  • Rough Weather (2008)
  • Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel (2009)
  • The Professional (2009)
  • Painted Ladies (2010)
  • Sixkill (2011)
Adaptations
Jesse Stone novels
  • Night Passage (1997)
  • Trouble in Paradise (1998)
  • Death in Paradise (2001)
  • Stone Cold (2003)
  • Sea Change (2006)
  • High Profile (2007)
  • Stranger in Paradise (2008)
  • Night and Day (2009)
  • Split Image (2010)
Other
  • Wilderness (1979)
  • Love and Glory (1983)
  • Poodle Springs (1989)
  • Stardust (1990)
  • Perchance to Dream (1991)
  • All Our Yesterdays (1994)
  • Family Honor (1999)
  • Perish Twice (2000)
  • Gunman's Rhapsody (2001)
  • Shrink Rap (2002)
  • Melancholy Baby (2004)
  • Double Play (2004)
  • Appaloosa (2005)
  • Blue Screen (2006)
  • Spare Change (2007)
  • Now and Then (2007)
  • Edenville Owls (2007)
  • The Boxer and the Spy (2008)
  • Resolution (2008)
  • Brimstone (2009)
  • Blue-Eyed Devil (2010)


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