Night Passage : The First Jesse Stone Mystery

Night Passage : The First Jesse Stone Mystery
ISBN: 9781842435212
Publication Date: 25 April 2013

After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problems into overdrive and the LAPD kick him out, 35-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. He is shocked, however, when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise hires him as their police chief. Once on board he doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise, it comes to him. 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 and tight Boston mob ties. He finds he must test his mettle to emerge a hero, or the deadest of dupes.

About the Author

Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) has long been acknowledged as the dean of American crime fiction. His novel featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye Spenser earned him a devoted following and reams of critical acclaim, typified by R.W.B. Lewis' comment, "We are witnessing one of the great series in the history of the American detective story" (The New York Times Book Review). In June and October of 2005, Parker had national bestsellers with Appaloosa and Schoold Days, and continued his winning streak in February of 2006 with his latest Jesse Stone novel, Sea Change. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Parker attended Colby College in Maine, served with the Army in Korea, and then completed a Ph.D. in English at Boston University. He married his wife Joan in 1956; they raised two sons, David and Daniel. Together the Parkers founded Pearl Productions, a Boston-based independent film company named after their short-haired pointer, Pearl, who has also been featured in many of Parker's novels.