He finds he must test his mettle and powers of command to emerge a local hero-or the deadest of dupes. Buy a cheap copy of Night Passage book by Robert B. Against all this, Jesse stands utterly alone, with no one to trust-even he and the woman he's seeing are like ships passing 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. Once on board, Jesse doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise: it comes to him. 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. 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.

Parker 2001 View on Amazon 4 i Stone Cold Jesse Stone, Book 4 Robert B. Parker 1998 View on Amazon 3 i Death in Paradise Jesse Stone, Book 3 Robert B. Parker 1997 View on Amazon 2 i Trouble in Paradise Jesse Stone, Book 2 Robert B. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery series-a New York Times bestseller. Night Passage Jesse Stone, Book 1 Robert B.

As the casualties mount, it's up to Jesse to keep both women from harm.Robert B. When Macklin's attack on Stiles Island is set in motion, both Marcy and Abby are put in jeopardy.

He faces romantic entanglements in triplicate: his ex-wife Jenn, is in the Paradise jail for assault, he's begun a new relationship with a Stiles Island realtor named Marcy Campbell, and he's still sorting out his feelings for attorney Abby Taylor. As Macklin plans his crime, Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone has his hands full. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the. And Wilson Cromartie, known as Crow, is even worse. Buy a cheap copy of Night Passage book by Robert B. James Macklin is a bad man - a very bad man. To realize his investment, Macklin, along with his devoted girlfriend, Faye, assembles a crew of fellow ex-cons - all experts in their fields - including Wilson Cromartie, a fearsome Apache. After being kicked out of the LAPD, Jesse Stones future looks bleak, until he is given another chance as the police chief in a small New England town. James Macklin sees Stiles Island as the ultimate investment opportunity: all he needs to do is invade the island, blow the bridge, and loot the island. This makes Night Passage somewhat similar to Selleck's TV series Blue Bloods. Stiles Island is a wealthy and exclusive enclave separated by a bridge from the Massachusetts coast town of Paradise. The adaptation of Parker's book follows Stone as he settles into his role as chief of police, which is compounded both by a domestic-abuse case and a murder that hits close to home.

Night passage by robert b parker