Stranger in Paradise

by Robert B. Parker

Book Overview

Police Chief Jesse Stone faces his most fearsome adversary in the latest addition to the celebrated series. The last time Jesse Stone, chief of police of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, the Apache Indian hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town's history. Crow was part of a team of ex-cons who plotted to capture Stiles Island, the wealthy enclave off the Paradise coast, by blowing up the connecting bridge. Residents were kidnapped, some were killed, and Crow managed to escape with a boatload of cash, never to be seen again. Until now. So when Crow shows up in Jesse's office some ten years after the crime, it's not to turn himself in. Crow is on another job, and this time he's asking for Jesse's help-by asking him to stay out of his way. Crow's mission is simple: find young Amber Francisco and bring her back to her father, Louis, in Florida. 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 when Louis orders Crow to kill Fiona before heading back with Amber, he can't follow through. Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn't kill women. It's up to Jesse to provide protection. Meanwhile, Jesse's on-again, off-again relationship with ex-wife Jenn picks up steam as Jenn investigates the gang problem for her TV station. As they dig deeper, the danger escalates. The life of a young girl hangs in the balance, and saving Amber could be the miracle Jesse and Jenn need for themselves, too.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399154604
• ISBN13: 9780399154607
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Good entertainment

After seeing the Jesse Stone TV movies we decided to try a book that was not on TV yet. It was great.

stranger in paradise a jessie stone book

AS ALWAYS, WHEN I READ A ROBERT PARKER BOOK, I KNOW IT WILL BE GOOD. BUT HE HAS OUT DONE HIMSELF WITH THE JESSE STONE SERIES. I FEEL LIKE I AM RIGHT THERE WITH JESSE STONE. CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE NEXT ONE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MR. PARKER

Love Jesse...Hate Jenn

I love this Jesse Sone novel. If you like Jesse you will like this book. It is more of the "same". That being said... I am sick of Jenn. Enough of her already! Get over her! Enough drinking for Jesse. That is getting old. I enjoy reading all of the Jesse Stone novels. I love the character. Thus 5 the stars. I would like to see more of Crow in future books.

I love Jesse Stone

Perhaps it because Tom Selleck has played Jesse Stone or maybe we all want to have a Jesse Stone in our lives but I love these books, the action is fast and the dialogue is funny. Not all the bad guys are completely bad and not all the good guys are completely good. Give Jesse a chance....

Jesse Stone is no stranger

I have read/or saw all the Jesse Stone movies. This book was good. I prefer to see the movies only because Tom Selleck plays Jesse Stone/which is a plus.