History Trivia / Spenser

* TheWikiRule: The pre-wiki site "Bullets and Beer" went through two owners, and then fell off the internet, until it was resurrected as a modern Wiki thanks to the Wayback machine. [[http://bulletsandbeer.wikia.com/wiki/Spenser_Wiki The site]] contains large amounts of information on the near-constant references to classic poetry, literature, and even some early films.

* DiedDuringProduction: Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* AuthorExistenceFailure[=/=]OutlivedItsCreator: Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* TheWikiRule: The pre-wiki site "Bullets and Beer" went through two owners, and then fell off the internet, until it was resurrected as a modern Wiki thanks to the Wayback machine. [[http://bulletsandbeer.wikia.com/wiki/Spenser_Wiki The site]] contains large amounts of information on the near-constant references to classic poetry, literature, and even some early films.

* RealitySubtext: Parker and his wife's marriage became troubled in the early eighties, and they even separated for a while. This time corresponds to the time between ''A Savage Place'', and ''A Catskill Eagle'', where Spenser and Susan have trouble with their relationship but, as the Parkers did, eventually get back together. The positive experience they had in therapy is the reason ThereAreNoTherapists is averted as much as it is. And Spenser and Susan never getting married and continuing to live separately, though often spending the night together at one or the other's apartment, mirrors how the Parkers dealt with the diametrically opposed ways in how they liked to live their lives (e.g., she loved to entertain, he hated this and preferred to be alone) - they bought a large house that he lived on one floor of, while she lived on the other, so they could live how they liked, but were always visiting and spending time with each other. As he said in an interview, "I never want to sleep with my wife again, but I hope to continue making love to her forever."

* AuthorExistence Failure[=/=]OutlivedItsCreator: Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* {{Author Existence Failure}}/{{OutlivedItsCreator}}: Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* {{Author Existence Failure}}/{{OutlivedItsCreator}}:Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* {{Author Existence Failure}}/{{AuthorExsistenceFailure}}:Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* {{Author Existence Failure}}/{{OutlivedTheirCreation}}: Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* {{Author Existence Failure}}: Parker died at age 77 in 2010. He had a sudden heart attack while seated at his desk, writing a novel, and many of his colleagues and fans have agreed it was the best possible way for him to go out.

* FountainOfExpies: Hawk has started a low-profile trend in crime fiction. Take a look at any ongoing series that started in the eighties or later, and take note of how many of the protagonists happen to have a [[PsychoSidekick borderline-sociopath best friend]], ally, and/or partner. The most obvious examples are Mouse, from Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins novels; Joe Pike from Literature/ElvisCole; and Ranger from the Literature/StephaniePlum series (though Ranger isn't really sociopathic, he's still pretty much a carbon copy of Hawk in terms of his mysteriousness and overall badassery). It's even snuck into other ''genres'': witness [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Thomas Raith]]'s cool car, friendly banter, and habit of whistling odd songs to himself during a fight, or the general relationship between Literature/AnitaBlake and the assassin Edward.