
He finds he must test his mettle and powers of command to emerge a local heroâ "or the deadest of dupes. Against all this, Jesse stands utterly alone, with no one to trustâ "even he and the woman he's seeing are like ships passing in the night. For what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruptionâ "replete with triple homicide, tight Boston mob ties, flamboyantly errant spouses, maddened militiamen and a psychopath-about-town who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman. Once on board, Jesse doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise: it comes to him. He can't help wondering if this job is a genuine chance to start over, the kind of offer he can't refuse. So he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. Item 121464 ISBN: 0399143041 Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. edit descriptions of this character Jennifer Stone's photo gallery No photos have been uploaded yet. Now working as a reporter on the east coast, later in New York.

They had met and married in LA where she was an aspiring actress. Spine slanted, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Jennifer Stone Jenn is the former wife of Jessie. He finds he must test his mettle and powers of command to emerge a local hero-or the deadest of dupes.MMPB 4.25"圆.75". Against all this, Jesse stands utterly alone, with no one to trust-even he and the woman he's seeing are like ships passing in the night. After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone’s future looks bleak. For what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption-replete with triple homicide, tight Boston mob ties, flamboyantly errant spouses, maddened militiamen and a psychopath-about-town who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery seriesa New York Times bestseller. So he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. His past worked in his favor, as certain citizens of Paradise would rather have.


Jesse Stone, a fired alcoholic homicide cop from L.A., accepts a job offer as Chief of Police in the small community of Paradise, Massachusetts. After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. Shelves: e-book, 2021, crime, crime-drama, mystery-shelf. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery series-a New York Times bestseller.
