Robert Knott

1 series 6 books in order

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 and 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. Robert Knott is an actor, writer, and producer, as well as the author of the New York Times bestsellers Robert B. Parker’s The Bridge, Robert B. Parker’s Bull River, and Robert B. Parker’s Ironhorse. His extensive list of stage, television, and film credits include the feature film Appaloosa, based on the Robert B. Parker novel, which he adapted and produced with actor and producer Ed Harris.

Known for: A Cole and Hitch Novel

Series by Robert Knott

A Cole and Hitch Novel

10 books in order · 1980–2019

Appaloosa

2005 · Robert B. Parker

A richly imagined novel of the Old West, as spare and vivid as a high plains sunset, from one of the world's most talented performers. It was a long…
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Resolution

2008 · Robert B. Parker

The New York Times—bestselling author’s richly imagined work of historical fiction: a powerful tale of the Old West from the acknowledged master of…
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Brimstone

1980 · Robert B. Parker

When we last saw Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole, they had just restored peace to the rough-and-tumble town of Resolution. Virgil, however, has only…
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Blue-Eyed Devil

2010 · Robert B. Parker

Law enforcement in Appaloosa had once been Virgil Cole and me. Now there was a chief of police and twelve policemen. Our third day back in town, the…
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Robert B. Parker's Ironhorse

2013 · Robert Knott

For years, Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch have ridden roughshod over rabble-rousers and gun hands in troubled towns like Appaloosa, Resolution, and…
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Robert B. Parker's Bull River

2014 · Robert Knott

Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are back in the saddle with guns blazing in this gritty, intense addition to the New York…
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Robert B. Parker's The Bridge

2014 · Robert Knott

The next gritty, gun-slinging entry in the New York Times–bestselling series, featuring itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. Territorial…
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Robert B. Parker's Blackjack

2016 · Robert Knott

Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch return in the gritty new installment of the New York Times–bestselling series. Appaloosa, the hometown…
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Robert B. Parker's Revelation

2017 · Robert Knott

Itinerant lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch return to confront an escaped criminal in the grittiest entry yet in Robert B. Parker’s New York Times…
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Robert B. Parker's Buckskin

2019 · Robert Knott

Lawmen Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch must prevent all-out war between rival factions in the latest adventure in the New York Times-bestselling…
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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Robert Knott written?

We list 6 books by Robert Knott across 1 series, published between 1980–2019 — each shown in full reading order.

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