Promised Land (1976) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Dr. Susan Silverman: Spenser's long time girlfriend. She is a psychologist and his sounding board. This is the book where their relationship is cemented as more serious and permanent.
• Pam Shepard: She is the woman Spenser is hired to find after she leaves her husband, Harvey Shepard, and her children.
• Spenser: Hard boiled detective (The series is based on the adventures of this character)
• Jane: a radical feminist of Pam's acquaintance; lives with Rose and knows karate
• Macey: King Power's business man/accountant
• Rose Alexander: a theoretical and radical feminist of Pam's acquaintance, lives with Jane
• Jackie Sylvia: a cop
• Hawk: Spenser's friend and backup. Hawk is a handsome and dangerous black man. This is the first book Hawk appears in; Spenser and Hawk are not quite friends here but they have known each other 20 years and respect each other, especially each other's abilities.
• Slade: Add a description of this character.
• McDermott
• Powell: a thug
• Harvey Shepard: Spenser's client who hires him to find his wife, Pam; a businessman with problems
• Suze aka Susan Silverman: Spenser's girlfriend/lover; a school guidance counselor
• Rudy
• Clancy
• Klaus: Clyde Klaus, FBI or cop
• Eddie Taylor
• Millie: Pam and Harvey's teenage daughter
• Linhares
• Harv Shepard: aka Harvey Shepard, Spenser's client

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New Bedford
• Boston, MA
• Hyannis
• Suffolk
• Smithfield

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Mortal Stakes, and followed by The Judas Goat.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Robert B. Parker (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Edgar Award (1977: Best Novel)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( P ) › Parker, Robert B.
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Hard-Boiled
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Robert B. Parker: Author's website

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history