Jesse Stone mysteries
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 1
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Robert B. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery series—a New York Times bestseller.
After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone’s future looks bleak. So he’s shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. He can’t help...
After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone’s future looks bleak. So he’s shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. He can’t help...
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 2
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Jesse Stone returns in this New York Times bestselling novel of death and deception from Robert B. Parker.
Stiles Island is a wealthy and exclusive enclave separated by a bridge from the Massachusetts coast town of Paradise. James Macklin sees the Island as the ultimate investment opportunity: all he needs to do is invade it, blow the bridge, and loot the island. To realize his scheme, Macklin, along with his devoted girlfriend,...
Stiles Island is a wealthy and exclusive enclave separated by a bridge from the Massachusetts coast town of Paradise. James Macklin sees the Island as the ultimate investment opportunity: all he needs to do is invade it, blow the bridge, and loot the island. To realize his scheme, Macklin, along with his devoted girlfriend,...
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 3
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“[Parker's found] the pitch-perfect voice for a guy who is straining every muscle to cut down on the booze, hang on to his new job as police chief, and not get rattled by the body of a teenage girl”(The New York Times) in this bestselling mystery in the Jesse Stone series.
Robert B. Parker takes readers back in Paradise, where Detective Jesse Stone is looking for two things: the killer of a teenage girl—and someone,...
Robert B. Parker takes readers back in Paradise, where Detective Jesse Stone is looking for two things: the killer of a teenage girl—and someone,...
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 4
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"Parker may be the finest prose stylist in the genre."-The Denver Post
"Jesse Stone is one of Robert B. Parker's finer inventions" USA Today
In Stone Cold, Police Chief Jesse Stone has a problem. Actually, several problems: dead bodies turning up, and no clues. A man takes his dog out for a run on the beach, only to be discovered hour later-with two holes in his chest. A woman drives her Volvo to the mall
...5) Sea change
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 5
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Police chief Jesse Stone faces the case of his career in this thrilling novel in the New York Times bestselling series.
When a woman's partially decomposed body washes ashore in Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone is forced into a case far more difficult than it initially appears. Identifying the woman is just the first step in what proves to be an emotionally charged investigation. Florence Horvath was an attractive,...
When a woman's partially decomposed body washes ashore in Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone is forced into a case far more difficult than it initially appears. Identifying the woman is just the first step in what proves to be an emotionally charged investigation. Florence Horvath was an attractive,...
6) High profile
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 6
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The murder of a notorious public figure places police chief Jesse Stone in the harsh glare of the media spotlight in this New York Times bestseller.
When the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks is discovered hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone finds himself at the center of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local officials and national media...
When the body of controversial talk-show host Walton Weeks is discovered hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone finds himself at the center of a highly public case, forcing him to deal with small-minded local officials and national media...
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 7
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English
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An Apache hit man arrives in Paradise to find a missing girl and snuff out her mother. But his conscience is getting the best of him. If he doesn’t make the hit, he’ll pay for it. So might Jesse Stone, who’s been enlisted to protect them all.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 8
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Parker and Stone-back with another New York Times bestseller
When the sun sets in Paradise, the women get nervous. A Peeping Tom is on the loose. According to the notes he sends Police Chief Jesse Stone, he's about to take his obsession one step further.
When the sun sets in Paradise, the women get nervous. A Peeping Tom is on the loose. According to the notes he sends Police Chief Jesse Stone, he's about to take his obsession one step further.
9) Split image
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 9
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Family ties prove deadly in this brilliant Jesse Stone novel from New York Times bestselling author Robert B. Parker.
The body in the trunk was just the beginning.
Turns out the stiff was a foot soldier for local tough guy Reggie Galen, now enjoying a comfortable "retirement" with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, in the nicest part of Paradise. Living next door are Knocko Moynihan and his wife, Robbie,...
The body in the trunk was just the beginning.
Turns out the stiff was a foot soldier for local tough guy Reggie Galen, now enjoying a comfortable "retirement" with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, in the nicest part of Paradise. Living next door are Knocko Moynihan and his wife, Robbie,...
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 10
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2011
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English
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Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone's investigation of a violent series of car thefts is complicated by political pressures, the summer tourist season, and the questionable goals of an ambitious PR executive.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 11
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2012
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English
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Providing security assistance at the site of a local film shoot where a starring actress has received death threats from her estranged jealous husband, Paradise police chief Jesse Stone arrests a distracted teen who has caused a horrible car crash only to find himself in a political conflict with wealthy locals, elected officials and the district attorney.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 12
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
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2013.
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English
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Police chief Jesse Stone uncovers a turf war between rival pimps after a young woman is found murdered in a shabby beach motel.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 13
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English
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"Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone investigates the murder of a young woman and the kidnapping of a young man from a wealthy family, only to find connections to his own troubled past"-- Provided by publisher.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 14
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English
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Investigating the discovery of three bodies in an abandoned factory after a huge storm, Jesse Stone learns that two of the victims were teen friends who went missing twenty-five years earlier.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 15
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English
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Setting aside complications in his love life to investigate the brutal murder of a high-ranking Boston crime boss, Jesse Stone suspects the work of a vengeful psychotic assassin who is targeting Stone's ex-wife.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 16
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English
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Barely holding himself together through Suitcase Simpson's wedding following the loss of his own fiancee, Jesse Stone investigates a death that may be linked to the disappearance of a recording tape by a reclusive music genius.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 17
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
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[2018]
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English
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Returning after a stint in rehab, Jesse Stone finds himself investigating a series of racially motivated crimes at the same time he takes a mysterious young man named Cole Slayton as his protégé.
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Robert B. Parker's The bitterest pill , Jesse Stone mysteries volume 18
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 19
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English
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Surprised by the murder of a man he met the night before at an AA meeting, Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone follows leads to one of the wealthiest families in town to identify the victim and his mysterious agenda.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 20
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[2021]
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English
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Investigating the apparent suicide of the town’s mayor, Jesse Stone, with tempers running hot in Paradise due to a fight over prime real estate, must discover in whose way the mayor was standing as the body count rises.
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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 21
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
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[2022]
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English
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When a star high-school baseball player is found dead after winning the team’s biggest game, police chief Jesse Stone, who had personal ties to the victim, is stonewalled at every turn, while another case needs his attention after the former Paradise police chief is murdered.