Robert B. Parker: Chasing the Bear (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
For almost forty years, Robert B. Parker's inimitable private investigator Spenser has been solving cases and selling millions of books worldwide. Now, for the first time, see how it all began as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master sheds light on Spenser's formative years spent with his father and two uncles out West. This is an event book for every fan of Spenser, and a revelation for teens about to discover an American icon.

Robert B. Parker: Chasing the Bear. A Young Spenser Novel. Speak Books, ISBN: 9780142415733 (March, 2010), 176 p., $8.99.

Robert B. Parker: Chasing the Bear (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
See how it all began for one of literature's most famous P.I.s - Spenser!
For almost forty years, Robert B. Parker's inimitable private investigator Spenser has been solving cases and selling millions of books worldwide. Now, for the first time, see how it all began as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master sheds light on Spenser's formative years spent with his father and two uncles out West. This is an event book for every fan of Spenser, and a revelation for teens about to discover an American icon.

Robert B. Parker: Chasing the Bear. A Young Spenser Novel. Philomel Books, ISBN: 9780399247767 (May, 2009), 169 p., $14.99.