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 numerous awards, including the Macavity, Anthony, ITW Thriller and Strand Book Award.

If you're attending the event:

• A copy of the author's new book must be purchased from MBTB in order to obtain a line number and get anything signed.   
• Line Numbers for the event will be available starting the day the book goes on sale, but you can preorder at any time and we'll pull a number for you when the book is released.
• Seating and parking are first come, first served. 
• If you're unsure whether you can make the event and would like your copy personalized / inscribed, please include personalization information in the order comments. 
• Our signing policies can be found here.

If you can't make an event and need to order signed copies: 

• If you would like your copy personalized, please include inscription information in the order comments. 
• If your order contains a preorder, it will not ship until it's complete. If you would prefer to have your books shipped as they're released we recommend placing separate orders or ordering in batches with similar release dates.
• Signed / personalized copies won't ship until after the event. You'll receive tracking info from stamps.com