Robert B. Parker loves to box, loves the Sox, and is happy in his longtime relationship that has had its rocky moments, including a nearly two-year separation in the early 1980s. It all sounds a lot like the life of Spenser, the Boston private eye Parker has been writing about since 1974. His 35th Spenser mystery, Now & Then, comes ... (Full article: 2353 words)
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