Death in Paradise
By
Robert B. Parker
“[PARKER] HAS ANOTHER WINNER IN JESSE STONE.”
—USA Today
Praise for Death in Paradise
“Stone is a deceptively complex character, one whose problems are both interesting and completely believable… another strong effort in what is already an impressive series.”
—Library Journal
“Beautifully wrought… [an] immensely satisfying tale. Rarely if ever has Parker’s fiction conveyed with solemn intensity the challenge of living a good life in a world of sin. The book’s ultimate pleasure lies in the words, suffused with a tough compassion won only through years of living, presented in prose whose impeccability speaks of decades of careful writing.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred)
“What’s so cool about Death in Paradise is watching Jesse Stone’s relentless pursuit of the bad guy.”
—St. Petersburg Times
“Hard-hitting… and brutally frank… Parker reinvents, revises, and reincarnates the hardball, tough-guy, deadpan mysteries of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Death in Paradise is a tough, clear-eyed, sardonic look at life and the raw deals it can dish out.”
—The Providence Sunday Journal
“If you love Parker, you’ll love this book. Jesse Stone is clearly in the Parker style.”
—Calgary Herald
“James Ellroy-style dialogue… Like Jesse Stone’s beer, Parker’s novels can be quaffed with relish.”
—Ottawa Citizen
“[Parker’s] gift for creating engaging characters and involving the reader in their fate makes this… well worth your attention.”
—The San Diego Union-Tribune
Trouble in Paradise
“This book is so good, there’re not enough R’s in terrific.”
—The Kansas City Star
“Tough and tight… [Robert Parker] once again shows how to do it well, and with style.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Tough-guy dialogue… sharp social commentary… psychological penetration. Fresh… Interesting… Robert B. Parker is loaded for bear this time.”
—The Boston Globe
“Parker has injected Trouble in Paradise with yet another blast of the page-turning energy he’s famous for.”
—The New York Post
“You’ve got to like Stone… Harks back to Spenser and, before him, Sam Spade.”
—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Parker’s plot is built like a smooth-running Ducati engine. It is paced beautifully… Tight storytelling.”
—The Newark Star-Ledger
“Parker’s new series continues explosively… Parker does an excellent job of building tension and weaving several subplots into an explosive finale.”
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Night Passage
“Jesse Stone is a complex and consistently interesting new protagonist.”
—Newsday
“Not for nothing is Parker regarded as the reigning champion of the American tough-guy detective novel, heavyweight division. Over a twenty-five-year career, the man has rarely composed a bad sentence or an inert paragraph. His thirtieth novel, which features brand-new protagonist Jesse Stone… proves no exception.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Stunning.”
—Houston Chronicle
“Vintage Parker.”
