He finds he must test his mettle and powers of command to emerge a local hero - or the deadest of dupes. Against all this, Jesse stands utterly alone, with no one to trust even he and the woman he's seeing are like ships that pass in the night. 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, tight Boston mob ties, flamboyantly errant spouses, maddened militiamen, and a psychopath-about-town who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman. As the police chief in the north shore town of Paradise, MA, Stone is a somewhat flawed character, struggling with his relationships to his ex-wife, his job and his drinking. Although Spenser is Parkers best-known character, Jesse Stones series is also excellent. Once on board, Jesse doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise: it comes to him. 'Night Passage is Parkers first book in the Jesse Stone series. He can't help wondering if this job is a genuine chance to start over, the kind of offer he can't refuse. So he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. Log in Create account × SummaryĪfter a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, 35-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak. In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account.
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