Robert B. Parker's Killing the blues : a Jesse Stone novel

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Title:

Robert B. Parker's Killing the blues : a Jesse Stone novel

Alternate title:

Killing the blues

Author:

Brandman, Michael, author.

Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010.

Series:

Jesse Stone ;

Series Number:

10.

Summary:

The town of Paradise, Massachusetts, is disrupted by a string of car thefts and a sudden escalation of violence, leaving police chief Jesse Stone to face the toughest case of his career, and as he tries to protect his town he must deal with a mysterious figure from his past who threatens his ability to do his job in Paradise.

Audience:

Adult Follett Library Resources

Physical Description:

274 p. ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Stone, Jesse (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

City and town life -- Fiction.

Police chiefs -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Massachusetts -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010.

Publisher:

Putnam's Sons,

Publication Date:

2011

ISBN:

9780399157844

Publication Information:

New York : Putnam's Sons, c2011.

Call Number:

BRANDMA

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Summary

Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone returns in a brilliant new addition to the New York Times -bestselling series.

Paradise, Massachusetts, is preparing for the summer tourist season when a string of car thefts disturbs what is usually a quiet time in town. In a sudden escalation of violence, the thefts become murder, and chief of police Jesse Stone finds himself facing one of the toughest cases of his career. Pressure from the town politicians only increases when another crime wave puts residents on edge. Jesse confronts a personal dilemma as well: a burgeoning relationship with a young PR executive, whose plans to turn Paradise into a summertime concert destination may have her running afoul of the law.

When a mysterious figure from Jesse's past arrives in town, memories of his last troubled days as a cop in L.A. threaten his ability to keep order in Paradise-especially when it appears that the stranger is out for revenge.

Author Notes

Michael Brandman is the producer of more than thirty motion pictures. He collaborated with Robert B. Parker for years on movie projects, the Spenser TV movies, and the Jesse Stone series of TV movies starring Tom Selleck. He co-wrote the screenplays for Stone Cold, No Remorse, and Innocents Lost, and supervised the screenplay adaptations of Night Passage, Death in Paradise, and Sea Change. He took over writing the Jesse Stone series when Robert B. Parker died in 2010. He is the author of Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues, Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice, and Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In Brandman's continuation of Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone series, the Paradise, Mass., police chief must solve a murder case that begins with a series of car thefts and arson, while engaged in a game of cat-and-mouse with a vindictive thug from his past and beginning an affair with a local event planner. James Naughton-who read previous books in the series-provides polished narration. He lends Stone a rugged, understated voice with more than a touch of sarcasm. For Stone's associates-Suitcase Simpson, Molly Crane, and Hasty Hathaway-he uses a hint of a Massachusetts accent. And for the surprisingly agreeable crime boss, Gino Fish, Naughton uses a slightly nasal, tough-guy voice. A Putnam hardcover. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

This title is the tenth entry in Parker's Jesse Stone series. Brandman, Parker's longtime television collaborator, was chosen by the Parker estate to continue the series, with mixed results. Jesse, the police chief in small-town Paradise, MA, here stoically faces a crime wave, including car thefts, nighttime pet-nappings, and high school bullying, as the summer tourist season gets rolling. Jesse also embarks on a romance with a woman who might be on the wrong side of the law. Narrator James Naughton contributes a spare, no-nonsense voice, reminiscent of the TV series Stone, Tom Selleck. Despite Brandman's authorship, this title will be popular owing to Parker's continuing appeal. Recommended. [The Putnam hc, published in September, was a New York Times best seller.-Ed.]-Kristen L. Smith, Loras Coll. Lib., Dubuque, IA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.