false 297486 9 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.<p> 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. <I>--Nicholas H. Allison</I> 2424382 5 11 2001 Death in Paradise (Jesse Stone) total:580|5:113|4:220|3:203|2:41|1:3| 580 2139 703 33 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 15:01:03 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 15:09:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 06:56:17 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 06:59:57 -0800 2009 * Suitcase Simpson (deputy): "You thinking she was
murdered, Jesse?"
* I'm thinking she was shot in the head behind her
right ear and the bullet exited high on the left
side of her head and blew a pretty sizable piece of
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