Death in Paradise - Hardcover

Parker, Robert B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399147799 ISBN 13: 9780399147791

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2001

Synopsis

A quiet New England town is shocked by the apparent murder of a troubled adolescent girl, a crime Chief of Police Jesse Stone cannot let go unsolved or unpunished. 150,000 first printing.

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Review:

Immensely satisfying. ("Publishers Weekly," starred review) A page-turner...one of the master's best ("Washington Post Book World")

Immensely satisfying. ("Publishers Weekly", starred review) A page-turner...one of the master's best ("Washington Post Book World")

Stone is a deceptively complex character, one whose problems are both interesting and completely believable another strong effort in what is already an impressive series. Library Journal

Beautifully wrought...[an] immensely satisfying tale. Rarely if ever has Parker s fiction conveyed with solemn intensity the challenge of living a good life in a world of sin. The book s ultimate pleasure lies in the words, suffused with a tough compassion won only through years of living, presented in prose whose impeccability speaks of decades of careful writing. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

What s so cool about Death in Paradise is watching Jesse Stone s relentless pursuit of the bad guy. St. Petersburg Times

Hard-hitting...and brutally frank...Parker reinvents, revises and reincarnates the hardball, tough-guy, deadpan mysteries of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Death in Paradise is a tough, clear-eyed, sardonic look at life and the raw deals it can dish out The Providence Sunday Journal

If you love Parker, you ll love this book. Jesse Stone is clearly in the Parker style Calgary Herald

James Ellroy-style dialogue...Like Jesse Stone s beer, Parker s novels can be quaffed with relish. The Ottowa Citizen

[Parker s] gift for creating engaging characters and involving the reader in their fate makes this...well worth your attention. The San Diego Union-Tribune

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"Stone is a deceptively complex character, one whose problems are both interesting and completely believable...another strong effort in what is already an impressive series." --Library Journal

"Beautifully wrought...[an] immensely satisfying tale. Rarely if ever has Parker's fiction conveyed with solemn intensity the challenge of living a good life in a world of sin. The book's ultimate pleasure lies in the words, suffused with a tough compassion won only through years of living, presented in prose whose impeccability speaks of decades of careful writing." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"What's so cool about Death in Paradise is watching Jesse Stone's relentless pursuit of the bad guy." --St. Petersburg Times

"Hard-hitting...and brutally frank...Parker reinvents, revises and reincarnates the hardball, tough-guy, deadpan mysteries of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Death in Paradise is a tough, clear-eyed, sardonic look at life and the raw deals it can dish out" --The Providence Sunday Journal

"If you love Parker, you'll love this book. Jesse Stone is clearly in the Parker style" --Calgary Herald

"James Ellroy-style dialogue...Like Jesse Stone's beer, Parker's novels can be quaffed with relish." --The Ottowa Citizen

"[Parker's] gift for creating engaging characters and involving the reader in their fate makes this...well worth your attention." --The San Diego Union-Tribune

Book Description:

Chief of Police Jesse Stone returns to investigate the murder of a troubled teenager in a seemingly bucolic New England town. The girl found floating in the lake hadn't committed suicide, she hadn't been drowned: she'd been shot, and dumped, discarded like trash. She also had a wild reputation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0399147799
• ISBN 13: 9780399147791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 294