Robert B. Parker takes readers back in Paradise, where Detective Jesse Stone is looking for two things: the killer of a teenage girl—and someone, anyone, who is willing to claim the body…The local cops haven't seen anything like this, but Jesse's L.A. past has made him all too familiar with floaters. This girl hadn't committed suicide; she hadn't been drowned: she'd been shot and dumped, discarded like trash. Before long it becomes clear that she had a taste for the wild life; and her own parents can't be bothered to report her missing, or even admit that she once was a child of theirs. All Jesse has to go on is a young man's school ring on a gold chain, and a hunch or two.
The book series by Robert B. Parker features Jesse Stone, a police chief who - after a bitter divorce, coping with alcoholism, and losing his job - moves from California to Massachussets to work as the police chief of a small town. The series tells his story, battles and wins as he navigates his own demons and the corrupted powers ruling over the city.
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