Spenser · Book 48

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic

by Ace Atkins Continuation author
  • A continuation of Robert B. Parker's Spenser, written by Ace Atkins.
Published
1 January 2018
Pages
382
ISBN-13
9781101982464
Type
novel
Cover of Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic

About this book

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic is the 48th Spenser novel, written by Ace Atkins as part of the series' officially licensed continuation. Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies comes before it and Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes after, in the reading order.

Key facts about Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic is a novel credited to Ace Atkins. It has been out since 2018. The book has 382 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781101982464 to find the main one.

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic is book 48 of 55 in the Spenser series. The series has 54 published books. However, the series starts with The Godwulf Manuscript (1973).

That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby is the latest published Ace Atkins book on file, from 2022.

About Ace Atkins

Ace Atkins is an American crime novelist known both for his own Quinn Colson series and for being hand-picked by the estate of Robert B. Parker to continue Parker's iconic Spenser series after Parker's death in 2010. See every Ace Atkins book in order.

Its place in Spenser

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic is book 48 in the Spenser series. It follows Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies. It is followed by Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes. See the full Spenser reading order.

Spenser is a Boston private investigator -- ex-boxer, Korean War veteran, gourmet cook, wisecracking romantic -- whose one-name toughness (never explained beyond a nod to the Elizabethan poet) masks a code of honor as rigid as any knight's. Robert B. Parker launched the series in 1973 with The Godwulf Manuscript and spent nearly four decades refining a template that became the genre standard: terse, dialogue-driven prose, a hero who talks his way through trouble as often as he fights his way out, and a real…

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