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

Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels) | Robert B. Parker | Maybe the best of the Stone series...

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	Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels) Robert B. Parker Putnam Adult, 2008 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 49 reviews view larger image
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Police Chief Jesse Stone faces his most fearsome adversary in the latest addition to the celebrated series. The last time Jesse Stone, chief of police of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, the Apache Indian hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town's history. Crow was part of a team of ex-cons who plotted to capture Stiles Island, the wealthy enclave off the Paradise coast, by blowing up the connecting bridge. Residents were kidnapped, some were killed, and Crow managed to escape with a boatload of cash, never to be seen again. Until now. So when Crow shows up in Jesse's office some ten years after the crime, it's not to turn himself in. Crow is on another job, and this time he's asking for Jesse's help-by asking him to stay out of his way. Crow's mission is simple: find young Amber Francisco and bring her back to her father, Louis, in Florida. It should be an easy payday for a pro like Crow, but there are complications. Amber, now living in squalor with her mother, Fiona, is mixed up with members of a Latino gang. And when Louis orders Crow to kill Fiona before heading back with Amber, he can't follow through. Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn't kill women. It's up to Jesse to provide protection. Meanwhile, Jesse's on-again, off-again relationship with ex-wife Jenn picks up steam as Jenn investigates the gang problem for her TV station. As they dig deeper, the danger escalates. The life of a young girl hangs in the balance, and saving Amber could be the miracle Jesse and Jenn need for themselves, too.

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GREAT READ

Robert B. Parker cannot write a bad or boring book. This is no exception.
Another WINNER.Mystery with humor.

Maybe the best of the Stone series...

Perhaps I was just in the right mood, but I devoured this one in two sittings, and the break I took in order to go to sleep was done regretfully. For a change, the actual suspense/mystery/thriller plot was better than the personal relationships depicted. Thus, it qualified for me as a hard-to-put-aside read. Stone teams up with "Crow", a guy supposedly from the dark side who does many right things and whose persona and skill matches Jesse's. The bad guys fully deserve their endings, and the person in need of rescue, while not admirable in herself at age 14, really does need saving. As for the personal, Jesse's romance with Sunny Randall, another Parker series star, is history. His tentative reconciliation with Jenn, his unfaithful ex, is still SO shaky that they are not having sex with each other. Plenty of supporting characters ARE having sex, inappropriately, and what lessons from it each might bring to future episodes is yet to be determined. If you have not read the prior entries in this series, please do so first. It will make "Stranger in Paradise" much more meaningful, if a fast, fun novel that only takes a few hours to digest can even be "meaningful."

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Good read sets the stage for further developments

The latest Jesse Stone novel is a good read in and of itself, but "Stranger in Paradise" also appears to set the stage for even further interesting developments. If you liked previous Jesse Stone novels, you'll like this newest one, also. At the conclusion of "Stranger in Paradise,"Jesse and Jenn seem to be growing closer once again, and Jesse is involved in a type of parenthood that could prove fodder for exploration down the line, in future novels. Read "Stranger in Paradise," enjoy it, and stay tuned for future developments.

I'm Sick of Jenn

I have read all of the books in the Jesse Stone series and I have enjoyed them. The only reason that I have given this book three stars is that I'm sick to death of the ongoing relationship with Jenn. After ten years they either need to either get back together or Jesse should let it go. I guess this is why he is seeing a shrink. Maybe he should change shrinks. Parker could eliminate Jenn without damaging the story in the least. There are enough interesting continuing characters to make the novels enjoyable.

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