Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Robert B. Parker
Born: September 17, 1932
Died: January 18, 2010 (aged 77)
Bio: Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser.
Known for:
- The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
- Promised Land (1976)
- God Save the Child (1974)
- Early Autumn (1980)
- Appaloosa (2005)