In Lupica's first Jesse Stone continuation, on sale September 8. the police chief of Paradise, MA recognizes the drowned body of a shooting victim as a fellow member of Alcoholics Anonymous he'd met shortly before. Tracing the man's last movements leads to the home of Paradise's powerful Cain family. As the small police force continues to investigate, Jesse is shot at, Molly Crane's home is invaded, and Suitcase Simpson receives a mail bomb.
As daunting as it is to try and follow the late Parker, Robert B. Parker's Fool's Paradise also follows Reed Farrel Coleman's well-received continuation run, Coleman changing publishers. With Parker cred from two Sunny Randall followups, Lupica similarly evokes the creator's style here, continues Coleman's recent storylines, reunites Jesse with Sunny, and knowledgeably updates characters from the subplot of Parker's fourth Stone novel, Stone Cold, the basis of the movie that launched the Tom Selleck franchise.
Plenty for fans to enjoy on their way through a good-to-the-final-pages mystery. Thanks again to Putnam's Katie McKee for the advance copy.
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| Book design: Nancy Resnick |
Plenty for fans to enjoy on their way through a good-to-the-final-pages mystery. Thanks again to Putnam's Katie McKee for the advance copy.
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