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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425187067
ISBN number: 0425187063
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: November 05, 2002
Publishing house: Berkley
Sale Popularity Level: 37458
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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...
Amazon.com Review:
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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Not a bad crime novel. There is very little mystery to any of it. You know who the criminals are, what they are going to do and how. The only mystery is what Jesse can do about it. Parker further deveops Jesse as a character. You get a little puzzled by the whole ex wife thing. Why doesn't he just forget about her? I am left wondering.
But a readable book.
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Robert B. Parker, 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 gives his characters an inner life, he paints an understated, believable picture of a tough guy wrestling with tough issues. This smooth-reading book goes down easy but packs a punch in the end. --
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I love Robert Parker's Jesse Stone! And again in "Murder in Paradise" he has written another Winner Plus! So great you want to read it again as soon as you get to the end. And I adore all of the Jesse Stone TV Movies. And they adapted this book for TV too and it is even(believe this or not) Better then the book! You will not be disappointed in any way. Buy it yesterday and enjoy!
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In Jesse Stone's third adventure, a young girl is found floating in the lake - shot through the head. Discovering her identity is difficult, especially since her parents, once found, are loath to admit her existence. Traveling into the gritty underbelly of organized crime and teenage prostitutes, Stone works to find the killer. Subplots involving his attempts to curtail his drinking and put his love-life in order sometimes bog down the plot, which caused me to drop a star, but overall this is a strong story with a good plot.
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...this is a slight book. Uninteresting characters, predictable plot, an endless subplot about the main character trying to figure out if he has a drinking problem, passionless love interest. Parker used to be one of the best but now he's on autopilot, I fear.
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