This is the ninth Jesse Stone novel written by Robert B. Parker. It was originally published in 2010 and was the first book published after the death of Dr. Parker.
NOTE: This review will contain spoilers.
Preceded By: Night And Day
PLOT SUMMARY:
This is essentially two stories in one novel, one of them being a Jesse Stone story and one of them being a Sunny Randall story. The Stone side of the story goes something like this. A mob shooter ends up dead in the trunk of his car in Paradise. After some investigation, Jesse and… Continue reading
BOOK DETAILS/INFORMATION:
This is the eighth Jesse Stone novel written by Robert B. Parker. It was originally published in 2009.
Preceded By: Stranger In Paradise Followed By: Split Image
PLOT SUMMARY:
Jesse is back at it again being Chief the only way he knows how to. The high school principal Betsy Ingersoll takes it upon herself to be the “panty police” with her students checking to make sure that her student’s undergarments are “proper”. The students and their parents are obviously outraged and come to Jesse who proceeds to investigate. He knows that Ms. Ingersoll is in the wrong and… Continue reading
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This is the 5th Jesse Stone novel and was published in 2006. There was a made for TV version of this story starring Tom Selleck that aired on May 22, 2007. Selleck was given an Emmy nomination (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie) for his performance.
PLOT SUMMARY:
In Paradise, Massachusetts, the body of serial divorcee Florence Horvarth washes up on the local shore. As Stone investigates her death, he uncovers a shady world of sexual degeneracy involving incest, pedophilia, statutory rape and voyeurism. Stone also finds himself perturbed by the perceived complacency of Florence’s… Continue reading
Robert B. Parker – R.I.P.
The world lost a great author yesterday when Robert B. Parker died at his home in Massachusetts. Dr. Parker was the author of over 50 novels. He was 77 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons. Ever the working man, Dr. Parker died sitting at his desk.
Even if you weren’t a fan of Parker’s work you may very well know one of his characters – Spenser of Spenser For Hire fame brought to life by Robert Urich. Spenser was subsequently played by Joe Mantegna in several made for TV movies. Spenser is a wise cracking… Continue reading →