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Series

Sunny Randall

6 books

Here are 6 books from the Sunny Randall series by Robert B. Parker. Start with Family Honor (1999), then read the rest in the order below.

Books in order

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Family Honor

Robert B. Parker

A stylish and sharp private investigator, Sunny Randall is hired to find a teenage girl who has run away from home—but the case becomes more complicated when the girl refuses to return and turns to Sunny for protection. As Sunny investigates the troubled family, she uncovers dangerous secrets, hidden loyalties, and possible connections to organized crime. Balancing professional instincts with unexpected personal responsibility, she must determine whom to trust before the search puts them both at risk. With crisp dialogue, psychological insight, and brisk suspense, the novel explores family, loyalty, identity, and the difficult boundaries between protection and control.

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Perish Twice

Robert B. Parker

Private investigator Sunny Randall is hired to protect a vulnerable woman from a persistent stalker, but the case soon escalates into murder and draws her into Boston’s shadowy worlds of organized crime and feminist politics. At the same time, Sunny takes on a more personal assignment for her sister, forcing her to navigate questions of trust, loyalty, and intimate betrayal. Smart, funny, and emotionally vulnerable, Sunny must rely on her sharp instincts while confronting the dangerous secrets surrounding both cases. Robert B. Parker combines a tightly controlled mystery plot with vivid character work and an insightful portrait of a detective determined to define herself on her own terms.

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Shrink Rap

Robert B. Parker

Private investigator Sunny Randall is hired by a sleazy Hollywood producer to protect his girlfriend, a prominent psychiatrist whose professional relationships may have made her a target. When the case grows more dangerous and complicated, Sunny joins forces with Jesse Stone, the troubled police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts. Together, they navigate a tangled investigation marked by celebrity, therapy, betrayal, and hidden motives. Fast-paced and witty, the novel blends sharp dialogue, psychological intrigue, and the understated toughness characteristic of Robert B. Parker’s crime fiction.

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Melancholy Baby

Robert B. Parker

Private investigator Sunny Randall takes on a deeply personal case when troubled young Sarah Markham asks her to uncover the truth about her birth parents. What begins as a search for identity soon leads Sunny into a web of hidden histories, family secrets, and unsettling revelations that challenge her understanding of loyalty and belonging. As the investigation grows darker, Sunny must navigate the emotional complexities of a young woman in crisis while confronting conflicts of her own. With sharp dialogue, psychological insight, and Parker’s signature blend of suspense and character-driven storytelling, this novel explores the fragile bonds between family, truth, and self-discovery.

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Blue Screen

Robert B. Parker

When private investigator Sunny Randall is hired to protect an ambitious young actress, she is drawn into the glamorous—and treacherous—world of Hollywood filmmaking, where sexual intrigue, professional rivalries, and hidden motives abound. As threats against her client escalate, Sunny must determine who is exploiting the star and who may be willing to silence her. The case also brings her closer to her father and complicates her renewed relationship with her ex-husband, adding emotional stakes to an already volatile investigation. With crisp dialogue, sharp wit, and an unsentimental eye for human behavior, the novel delivers a stylish mystery about ambition, betrayal, and the dangerous cost of fame.

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Spare Change

Robert B. Parker

When the “Spare Change Killer”—a serial murderer who vanished for decades—resurfaces in Boston, private investigator Sunny Randall joins forces with her retired-cop father to pursue a case the police have never forgotten. As the investigation deepens, the killer’s disturbing interest in Sunny turns a professional assignment into a deeply personal threat. Blending hard-boiled crime, psychological suspense, and sharp family dynamics, the novel showcases a taut noir atmosphere and an incisive portrait of a detective confronting danger on both the streets and close to home.

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