Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307750973 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Stone and Crow make an appealing odd couple as they first warily size each other up then become grudging allies in the pursuit of justice. A Florida mob bigwig, Louis Francisco, has hired Crow to kill his ex-wife and kidnap his 14-year-old daughter, Amber, but Crow has a policy of not harming women. . All rights reserved. In the end, Stone does more than leave Crow alone; he decides to make sure Amber, who's involved with a Latino gang, gets a chance, however slim, to overcome the odds stacked against her. (Feb.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Ex-con Wilson Crow Cromartie, who claims to be Apache and who eluded the police after a shootout 10 years earlier in Trouble in Paradise (1998), wants Stone not to interfere in his search for someone in Massachusetts. From Publishers Weekly
. He passed away in early 2010. Robert B. Parker is the author of more than 50 books
A Slight Departure From The Norm In This Series In this, Book 7, the reader may find a bit of a departure.The "stranger" is someone who walks the fence regarding the law. He's somewhat a modern day vigilante with Apache Indian roots. He has no qualms introducing himself to Jesse wherein they both form bit of an uneasy bond. A bond born of respect.The stranger, Crow, is hired to carry out a hit. Contrary to his Apache heritage he doesn't believe in killi. Jesse Stone loses his way. Really did not care for the book. It is a fast read mostly because there are not subplots and the main plot is just laid out for you. I read it in less than 3 hours.The thing that bothered me the most was the lack of any moral code on the part of the main character. I have read previous Jesse Stone books and despite his flaws you would expect him to do the right things. In this book, he teams up with a psy. "Another great read." according to TreeSFS. Yet another great, quick read from R.B. Parker. One can't help but love Jesse Stone despite his flaws. The dialogue is easy, like Jesse, and tells the story without interruption. The crimes are adequately complex and draw you to the bad guys as well as the good guys. I recommend these books be read in order even after you have seen the made-for-TV movies. Highly recommend.
Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn’t kill women. The last time Jesse Stone, police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson “Crow” Cromartie, the Apache hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town’s history. It’s up to Jesse to provide protection.Meanwhile, Jesse’s on-again, off-again relationship with ex-wife Jenn picks up steam as she investigates the gang problem for her TV station. As she and Jesse dig deeper, the danger escalates. The life of a teenage girl hangs in the balance, and saving Amber could be the miracle Jesse and Jenn need for themselves, too.. It should be an easy payday for a pro like Crow, but there are complications. Amber, now living in squalor with her mother, Fiona, is mixed up with members of a Latino gang. And