I gave up on Parker long before he died, me too
Those who can and do pull it off are Child, Burke, and Sanderson, to name a few at the top of their game.
Unfortunately I don't know Sanderson, could you possibly mean Sandford instead?
Some more now-deceased writers who pulled it off are IMO Patrick O'Brian, Arthur Upfield, John Norman (!?!) and John D. Madonald (not the best but not bad either). Living ones IMO include Andrew Vachss, Tony Hillerman (is he still alive?) and Richard Stark (pseud.).
Regards, Joe
