Death in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)
by Robert B. Parker
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Author: Robert B. ParkerEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-05
ISBN: 0425187063
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425187067
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Death in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)
Book Review: Slick murder mystery, tough police chief, weak psychology
Summary: 3 Stars
Jesse Stone, Chief of Police in Paradise, a small town outside of Boston, uses his skill and perception to find the murderer of a young lady left in a lake. Along the way he uncovers a prostitution ring, ends the abuse by a husband, and develops a relationship with a high school principal. He continues his tortured drinking and tries to unpack the complex relationship he has with his former wife, the beautiful Jenn.
Jesse Stone, who readers tend to picture as Tom Selleck due to his playing the role on television (by the way, has anyone else noted the resemblance between Selleck and Robert Parker?), a struggling alcoholic from Los Angeles, has a small but dedicated police department in Paradise. Finding a body in the lake, Stone's investigation leads him to popular writer and to the partner of a known crime boss. In a rather sad series of events, Stone discovers the prostitution of under age girls. Surveillance and finally discovery leads to the guilty party admitting the murder.
In the middle of the investigation, Stone is forced to shoot a drunk man before he shoots his own wife, a victim of years of abuse. Forced to look himself and his own drinking problems, Stone spends time with in therapy trying to see why he is unable to stay away from his ex-wife. Several scenes in the book describe his drinking and allude to his sexual activities.
Like most Parker books, the plot is rather predictable and the bad guys are kind of typical of antagonists in the suspense/thriller genre. But interwoven in the commonplace plot are profound moments of great insight and brilliance, lifting what potentially was an average book to another level. That said, overall this is a page-turning detective mystery but not all that creative or new. Recommended for Parker fans. Even an average Robert Parker book is better than most books on the market.
Summary of Death in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)
Robert B. Parker is back in Paradise, where Detective Jesse Stone is looking for two things: the killer of a teenage girl?and someone, anyone, who is willing to claim the body?
With assured confidence and a master's economy of means, Robert B. Parker, who is best known for his Spenser series, delivers one of his finest, most absorbing works yet. This third entry in the Jesse Stone series finds Stone--a former LAPD cop fired for drinking on the job--serving as chief of police in the town of Paradise, Massachusetts, and investigating the murder of a teenaged girl whose decomposed body turns up in the local lake. As he follows slender threads of evidence into an ugly world of exploited teens, several subplots crisscross, keeping things lively.
But Jesse's struggle with alcohol and his loving, troubled relationship with his ex-wife are at least as compelling as the external plot events. Parker doesn't usually give his characters much of an inner life, but here--in deftly compressed prose, much of it dialog--he paints an understated, believable portrait of a tough guy grappling with tough issues. This smooth-reading book goes down easy but packs a surprising wallop. --Nicholas H. Allison
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