Night Passage by Robert B. Parker is first in a series with a new character, Jesse Stone. (Parker is known for his Spenser novels). Anyway, Jesse Stone is thirty five, newly divorced, borderline alcoholic, and dumped from his LAPD detective job. He gets a call from a Massachusetts town called Paradise and is hired as the new police chief. Is this a new start?
cover blurb 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.
Jesse Stone must use his unnerving quiet power and skills to uncover all the dirt and emerge a hero. Or does one false move lead to death? Keep turning the pages and find out. This is a quick read with underlying humor and some "oh wow" moments. Good brain candy.
Hi Joanne - looks like Parker is on a roll with another series ... cheers HIlary
ReplyDeleteI was aware of him as an author. A friend lent me these and they were a treat.
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