The Jesse Stone stories continue even after Robert B. Parker’s passing with Killing the Blues. In this novel, Jesse Stone is faced with what begins as a rash of stolen cars and escalates into arson and murder as Stone uncovers how deep this crime wave really goes. All the while, Paradise, Massachusetts is preparing for summer tourism with the help of event planner Alexis Richardson, and she and Stone become involved in a steamy affair.
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"I couldn't put this book down. Purely for escape from a dismal, rainy day in northwestern Wisconsin. However, as I read the book I could see Tom Selleck, "Suitcase" and others in my mind's eye as a result of watching the Jessie Stone made for TV movies."
— Laura (5 out of 5 stars)
" Fast light read, entertaining Jesse Stone novel... "
— Patricia, 2/19/2014" love these Jesse Stone stories....always entertaining.....never disappoint "
— Wayne, 2/13/2014" Too many he said. Jess said. said used too much m- even Parker wasn't that bad with his dialog! "
— Doreen, 2/11/2014" I was worried if I would be able to tell that Robert B. Parker hadn't written this book, it's been a while since I'd read the last Jesse Stone. I couldn't tell, stopped worrying and just enjoyed the story! "
— Bethe, 2/5/2014" More like Tom Selleck's Jesse Stone than Robert Parker's Jesse Stone and he's a Jesse Stone who is slightly more violent and slightly less witty than I recall but overall -- not bad. Worth another chance as the series will surely continue now. "
— Susan, 2/2/2014" This was a quick entertaining book. I didn't realize it was part of a series, I'll have to read the rest of the series now! "
— Meg, 2/1/2014" This book is to Robert Parker's work what a tribute band is to the Beatles. Reminds you of some of the things you liked, but no substitute for the original. "
— Robert, 1/25/2014" This is one of those "published by the estate of . . . " books. I liked it anyway. "
— Ruth, 1/21/2014" I never tire of Jesse Stone, especially when I can visualize Selleck as the main character. This is definitely one of the best in this series. "
— Rhod, 1/16/2014" A Jesse Stone, not as good as Robert Parker wrote. "
— Judy, 1/13/2014" Well done! Nice that he moves into the house of the TV movies. Nicely resolved some issues. It must be hard to follow in the steps of greatness- but a good book resulted! "
— Caran-marie, 1/6/2014Michael Brandman is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Robert B. Parker’s Fool Me Twice and Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues. An award-winning producer of more than thirty motion pictures, he collaborated with Robert B. Parker for years on movie projects, Spenser TV movies, and the Jesse Stone series of television movies starring Tom Selleck. He worked on the adaptations of Stone Cold, Night Passage, Death in Paradise, and Sea Change and wrote and produced the original screenplays for Thin Ice, No Remorse, Innocents Lost, and Benefit of the Doubt. He lives in California.
Robert B. Parker (1932–2010), long acknowledged as the dean of American crime fiction, was the New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser mysteries, as well as the Jesse Stone novels. He was named Grand Master at the 2002 Edgar Awards by the Mystery Writers of America, an honor shared with earlier masters such as Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen. He has more than fifty books to his credit.
James Naughton is an actor and director. He first came to prominence in the television series adaptation of the Planet of the Apes movie series of the same name. Since then, he has starred in dozens television shows and appeared in numerous Broadway plays. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, one for his performance as Sam Spade in City of Angels and the other portraying Billy Flynn in the 1997 revival of Chicago.