Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels) | Robert B. Parker

Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels) | Robert B. Parker | Another great read from Parker

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	Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels) Robert B. Parker Putnam Adult, 2008 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 57 reviews view larger image
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Hey Amazon why the high price??

This message is directed more to Amazon than to my fellow Kindle-ers. Among the reasons I invested the big bucks on the Kindle was that I could buy books for $9.99. This is a book I would buy at $9.99 for the Kindle, OR I will do what I always did before and that is 1) check it out of my local library, or 2) wait until it comes out in paperback.

Is this the first instance of a bait and switch for those of us who took a flyer on the Kindle?? Amazon, we are awaiting your answer.

Another great read from Parker

Robert Parker's Stranger in Paradise again follows police chief Jesse Stone through his small town embroiled in a major crime. The seventh book in this series, Stone is now becoming as familiar as Spenser to the reader, frequently feeling like a character that the reader knows personally. Many times the stories feel familiar, yet it is this bond that Parker manages to create with his readers that make the books so entertaining. And with this title, not are the normal cast of characters in top form, one of the former "bad guys" plays a critical role and adds depth to the story. For those like myself that await each new Parker title, Stranger in Paradise does not disappoint.

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Always Excited When a Parker Book Shows Up

I always pre-order Robert Parker books and love it when they show up as a suprise.

Jesse Stone is a perfect character and Parker introduces a good "bad guy" in this edition that I know we will see again. The book is a fast read. As always the dialogue is the star and the plot is ok.

Enjoy another gem from Mr. Parker. I have go pre-order the next one.

Paul

A snappy, savvy, action-packet thriller

Robert B. Parker, the dean of American crime fiction, and author of more than fifty books, offers the seventh novel in the Jesse Stone series.

Stone, police chief of Paradise, Mass., is surprised when Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, a contract killer, arrives in his office and asks for help.

Amber Francisco, 14, a runaway, has fallen in with a Latino gang. Her father, a powerful MIami crime boss, has hired Crow to kill Amber's mother and bring Amber home. A self-styled "Apache warrior," Crow refuses to kill women (unless he has to).

Aided by his ex-wife Jenn, a TV investigative reporter, Stone faces a virtual war between Miami goons and Latino rowdies.

Will Crow, erstwhile villain, emerge as hero?

Moving like a house on fire, Stranger in Paradise features intriguing characters, action aplenty, and short, snappy dialogue.

Adept at all the tricks of his trade, veteran mystery writer Parker keeps us eagerly turning the pages.

As a critic for The Associated Press remarks, "His books are not so much read as inhaled." I agree.

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Whoa!

Robert B. Parker stretches the envelope quite a bit in this edition of the Jesse Stone series. For one thing, the original premise is a bit hard to swallow. Wilson "Crow" Cromartie shows up in Paradise, asking Jesse to look the other way while he tries to find fourteen-year-old Amber Francisco and bring her back to her father in Florida. The problem with this is that Crow is a known outlaw, who was implicated in the murder of several Paradise police officers. Jesse claims he doesn't have enough evidence to arrest Parker, but the reader isn't convinced. Robert B. Parker needs Jesse to leave Crow alone so he`ll have a plot.

The second problematic situation involves "questionable" behavior by a couple of the regular cast members. "Suitcase" Simpson has suddenly become a regular Casanova with a taste for older women, and Molly, Jesse's dispatcher and part-time deputy, has the hots for Crow, despite her husband and four children. Once again, the critical reader is a bit suspicious. Parker needs Suitcase to have an affair with Miriam Fiedler, an older woman who objects to Latinos infiltrating Paradise. Molly's situation, one would suspect has something to do with Jesse's ex-wife Jenn, who is now an investigative reporter who wants an inside source who will give her a step up in covering the murders and other outlandish goings on in Paradise. This is the first time we get to meet Jenn, outside of hearing her voice on the telephone. Jenn started out as an actress, moved up to weathergirl, and is now in journalism. Jesse's psychiatrist helps him to see that she has self-esteem issues. It's hard for a girl to live up to somebody as competent as Jesse Stone. This would appear to excuse her various infidelities over the years.

Crow appears to be Jesse's alter-ego, although they're more like twins. Crow has some good qualities, one being a convincing respect for women. Jesse has also been known to break the law in order to uphold it.

These are all very likable characters. I've read four Jesse Stones now, and I like this series better than the Spenser novels. But somehow they translate better to TV than they do to the printed page.

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