Robert B. Parker's Booked

Name: Robert B. Parker's Booked
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Alison Gaylin
ISBN: 9798217160785

Author: Alison Gaylin

Series: Sunny Randall #13

Narrator: Kate Burton

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 05/12/2026

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective, Traditional British

Synopsis

Boston PI Sunny Randall investigates a popular book critic on a mean streak . . . only for her to wind up dead, in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker’s bestselling series.

World famous author Melanie Joan Hall asks for Sunny's help in tracking down Book Babe, the screen-name of an enormously popular book reviewer, who has trolled her with a deeply insulting one-star review. This usually wouldn’t matter except that Book Babe has thousands of followers, and her unwarranted blast has Melanie's publisher threatening to pull all her books.

But Sunny's investigation reveals that the reviewer and Melanie have a rich history—in fact, she may even have good reason to hate the torn-up author. And when Book Babe suddenly turns up dead, casting Melanie as a possible suspect, Sunny finds herself in a complicated web, which, if she can't untangle fast enough, might just put a target on her back.

About The Author

Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Police Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch Westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010. Alison Gaylin is a USA Today and international bestselling author whose novels have won the Edgar and Shamus awards. Her work has been published in numerous countries and has been nominated for many awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Macavity, Anthony, ITW Thriller and Strand Book Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on May 14, 2026

Robert B Parker’s Booked by Alison Gaylin is a terrific example of taking another writer’s character and making it your own. Sunny (Sonya) is a private investigator in Boston who is engaged-to-be-engaged to her ex-husband who is miles away on the Jersey Shore, running a restaurant, which he loves. S......more

Goodreads review by Ray on May 16, 2026

When a beloved and prolific author the caliber of Robert B. Parker leaves us, as he did when he passed away in 2010, he leaves behind a hole that seemingly cannot be filled and all the timeless characters he created left in limbo. That is, until other great authors like Reed Farrell Coleman, Christo......more

Goodreads review by Bookreporter.com on May 17, 2026

When a beloved and prolific author the caliber of Robert B. Parker passes away, as he did in 2010, he leaves behind a hole that seemingly cannot be filled, and all the timeless characters he created are left in limbo. That is, until other great writers like Reed Farrel Coleman, Christopher Farnswort......more

Goodreads review by Monnie on March 06, 2026

Sunny Randall has been around the block more than a few times – this is the 13th in the series (the third, I believe, by this author) – and I’ve read most of them. For sure this one is on my list of favorites. The plot involves books and murder, so for an avid reader of murder mysteries like me, wha......more

Goodreads review by J on November 09, 2025

Thanks to Netgalley and the Putnam for this eARC. Robert B. Parker’s Booked, continued by Alison Gaylin, is a sharp, character-driven mystery that blends literary satire with classic detective grit. Sunny Randall returns in top form, navigating the cutthroat world of publishing and the darker corners......more