Stranger in Paradise, Robert B. Parker
Stranger in Paradise, Robert B. Parker
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Stranger in Paradise

Author: Robert B. Parker

Narrator: James Naughton

Unabridged: 4 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2008


Synopsis

The last time Jesse Stone, police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, the Apache hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town's history. Crow managed to escape with a boatload of cash, never to be seen again. Until now.

When Crow shows up in Jesse's office some ten years after the crime, it's not to turn himself in. Crow is on another job, and this time he's asking for Jesse's help--by asking him to stay out of the way. Crow's mission is simple: find young Amber Francisco and bring her back to her father Louis, in Florida. It should be an easy payday for a pro like Crow, but there are complications. Amber, now living in squalor with her mother, Fiona, is mixed up with members of a Latino gang. And when Louis orders Crow to kill Fiona before heading back to Amber, he can't follow through. Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn't kill women. It's up to Jessie to provide protection.

Meanwhile, Jesse's on-again, off-again relationship with ex-wife Jenn picks up steam as she investigates the gang problem for her TV station. As she and Jesse dig deeper, the danger escalates. The life of a teenage girl hangs in the balance, and saving Amber could be the miracle Jesse and Jenn need for themselves, too.

About The Author

Robert B. Parker is the author of more than fifty books. He lives in Boston. Visit his website at www.robertparker.net.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on September 10, 2015

The setup here goes back to the second book of the series Trouble In Paradise in which Police Chief Jesse Stone faced a crew of professional thieves including Winston ‘Crow’ Cromartie that looted an entire wealthy island of Jesse's ocean side community. Crow got away, but he’s returned now that the......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 05, 2021

2.5 stars Wilson Cromartie (Crow) - who claims to be an Apache Indian - perpetrated a huge robbery in Paradise, Massachusetts ten years ago and got away. Now that the statute of limitations has expired Crow is back in Paradise, having been hired to find the ex-wife and 14-year-old daughter of a big......more

Goodreads review by Jack on August 27, 2022

4 Stars. He's not Parker's Spenser, but who really is? Sheriff Jesse Stone in Paradise, Massachusetts has more faults than that Boston wisecracker. He drinks too much, can't get past his divorced wife Jenn, and seems to care little about the rap sheet of a visitor to his office. The man is Wilson Cr......more

Goodreads review by joyce g on December 01, 2017

A fun read with very easy to care about characters. Who wouldn't love some Stone.......more

Goodreads review by Una on November 20, 2016

While the violence was over the top, it was nice to meet with the series characters. Only Parker can write dialogue, tagging most lines as he said he said she said.......more