Jesse Stone is the lead character in a series of detective novels initially written by Robert B. Parker. They were among his last works, and the first series in which the novelist used the third-person narrative. The series consists of nine books, starting with Night Passage (1997) and ending with Split Image (2010), which Parker completed before his death in January 2010 but did not live to see published. The series has been continued by Michael Brandman.[1]
The Jesse Stone character starts out at about 35 years old. A former minor league baseball shortstop, who injures the shoulder of his throwing arm, he was raised in Arizona and California.[2] Having been dumped by his beautiful wife (actress Jennifer Stone), he was asked to resign from his job as a homicide detective for the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division because of a drinking problem that begins after his divorce.[3] Showing up drunk to an interview for a job as police chief for the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts (loosely based on the real town of Swampscott, Massachusetts), he is hired because the corrupt president of the town board of selectmen (town council) thinks he will be easy to control. He quickly notices that the town is rife with big league crimes, the mob, white supremacists, wildly errant wives and a triple homicide. Stone knows this job will be more difficult than he anticipated. But Stone proves up to the task and makes a corruption case against the town council president and arrests him. The series chronicles Stone's cases as chief of the Paradise Police Department as well as his struggles with alcohol and his complicated relationship with his ex-wife. He is respected and well liked by the police officers in the town police department. He has a good working relationship and friendship with the State Police Homicide Commander, Captain Healy.
The character of Jesse Stone, a deeply troubled man, was a departure for the author. Parker, comparing Stone to Spenser, the protagonist of his first series and the one for which he was best known, said, "Jesse is a much more damaged individual who is coming to terms with himself as he goes along."[2]
Epub's are attached if you would like them
Novels
Novels 1-9 By Robert B. Parker:
Novels 10-12 By Michael Brandman:
- Night Passage (September 1997) ISBN 978-0-399-14304-5
- Trouble in Paradise (September 1998) ISBN 978-0-399-14433-2
- Death in Paradise (October 2001) ISBN 978-0-399-14779-1
- Stone Cold (October 2003) ISBN 978-0-399-15087-6
- Sea Change (February 2006) ISBN 978-0-399-15267-2
- High Profile (February 2007) ISBN 978-0-399-15404-1
- Stranger In Paradise (February 2008) ISBN 978-0-399-15460-7
- Night and Day (February 2009) ISBN 978-0-399-15541-3
- Split Image (February 2010) ISBN 978-0-399-15623-6
- Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues (September 2011) ISBN 978-0-399-15784-4
- Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice (September 2012) ISBN 978-0-399-15949-7
- Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do (September 2013) ISBN 978-0-399-15950-3
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Jesse Stone #06 High Profile is now correct 1-30-14
Just curious----are all these abridged?
I don't honestly know, I doubt it based on the length of the tracks. Most of them are 5-8 cds at 45 -50 min each
Love Parker's books and Jesse Stone's books. Wonder if I'm the only one who has tried to download High Profile and actually download Stranger in Paradise? Mike
Just checked my downloads, I've got the same problem. It is marked High Profile on the folder, but Stranger in Paradise on the files. Hope it gets fixed soon!
Just seen this; will fix as soon as possible
Great stuff!! Thank you.
Thank you, Sounds interesting!
Thanks for sharing.