spenser

Spenser—his first name is never officially revealed—is a fictional private detective in Boston in a series of detective novels initially written by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker and later by Ace Atkins. He lives in Beacon Hill. He is also featured in a television series (Spenser: For Hire 1985-1988) and a series of TV movies based on the novels. Robert Urich portrayed Spenser in the ABC television series and Joe Mantegna portrayed the character in the three made for cable television movies (1999-2001). That's Spenser with an 's." He's a former cop.…more