title: A Triple Shot of Spenser: A Thriller (Spenser Novels)
author:  Robert B. Parker 
description: Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.
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  **COAST-TO-COAST RAVES FOR  
  ROBERT B. PARKER’S**  
   **PLAYMATES**
  
  
  
  
  
  “EXTREMELY FUNNY … The sheltered college campus provides a hilarious,
  confrontational backdrop for Spenser and company.”
  
  
  —Kinky Friedman, _Chicago Tribune_
  
  
  “FAST, BREEZY … SMART ONE-LINERS!”
  
  
  — _Kirkus Reviews_
  
  
  “PARKER AND SPENSER … THEY’RE BOTH LOOKING DAMN GOOD! … Parker has tackled
  some burning issues head-on.”
  
  
  — _Rave Reviews_
  
  
  “WITTY REPARTEE!”
  
  
  —Associated Press
  
  
  “WHAT MAKES THE BOOKS SO FUN IS SPENSER HIMSELF … extremely unique …
  unconventional wisdom.”
  
  
  — _Grand Rapids Press_
  
  
  “SPORTS, SEX, AND FOOD—three subjects Parker writes about with particular
  gusto!”
  
  
  — _Booklist_
  
  
  “HANDSOMELY PLOTTED … WHOLLY SATISFYING!”
  
  
  — _New York Times_
  
  
  “CONNOISSEURS OF PARKER’S WORK WILL ENJOY the return to academic satire that
  was a pleasure of his early work.”
  
  
  — _Boston Globe_
  
  
  
  
  
  **INCLUDES A SPECIAL PREVIEW  
  OF ROBERT B. PARKER’S S