Split Image, Robert B. Parker
Split Image, Robert B. Parker
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Split Image

Author: Robert B. Parker

Narrator: James Naughton

Unabridged: 4 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/23/2010


Synopsis

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, who also happens to be Rebecca’s twin. But what initially appears to be a low-level mob hit takes on new meaning when a high-ranking crime figure is found dead on Paradise Beach.
           
Stressed by the case, his failed relationship with his ex-wife, and his ongoing battle with the bottle, Jesse needs something to keep him from spinning out of control. When private investigator Sunny Randall comes into town on a case, she asks for Jesse’s help. As their professional and personal relationships become intertwined, both Jesse and Sunny realize that they have much in common with both their victims and their suspects—and with each other.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on December 03, 2015

Jesse Stone meets beautiful twin sisters in this one, but instead of doubling his fun it’s twice the amount of murder he has to deal with. The Paradise cops discover the body of a professional thug in the trunk of his car with a couple of bullets in his head. The investigation leads to a the dead guy......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on December 01, 2023

In this 9th book in the Jesse Stone series, the Police Chief investigates a couple of deaths while he takes his relationship with a private detective to the next level. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Police Chief Jesse Stone of Paradise, Massachusetts and Boston private investigator Sunny......more

Goodreads review by James on February 20, 2013

This is the ninth book in Robert B. Parker's series featuring Jesse Stone, the police chief in the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Also featured prominently is another of Parker's series protagonists, P.I. Sunny Randall. In previous books, Stone and Randall have gradually become involved with......more

Goodreads review by TK421 on June 24, 2012

This book is all about sex, sex, and more sex. But I can't fault Parker for this; it was bound to happen. The universe Parker created with Spensor started overflowing, Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone were created. For a time, I thought these new characters were only going to be a way for Parker to rec......more

Goodreads review by Jack on March 04, 2024

5 Stars. A tight little tale. One I've come to expect from Parker. Chief Jesse Stone of Paradise, Mass. is back at it with a murder or two, a sex crime or two (but some may not be criminal these days), and a personal issue or two. Giving it more thought, the novel may be just about sex. Let's take t......more


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Praise for Split Image

“Parker's stories are told in lean, lively, fast-moving and insistent prose. Anyone who can read a Parker novel without laughing is a hard case indeed. Along with the action and the humor, Parker parses such matters as autonomy, personal responsibility, courage, fidelity, the meaning of work in our lives and what it means to be a man or a woman in our post-everything society. His novels are smart as well as fun, and the Parker worldview is worth the price of admission.”—The Washington Times
 
“Love runs rampant in this story—young love, parental love, marital love, friendly love, lovey-dovey love, even noxious perversions of love that are downright criminal. Hotbed of passion that it’s turned out to be, Paradise seems a very good place to take our leave of Jesse.”—The New York Times