"The stellar new novel in Robert B. Parker's New York Times bestselling series featuring Paradise police chief Jesse Stone. Jesse Stone, still reeling from the murder of his fiancee by crazed assassin Mr. Peepers, must keep his emotions in check long enough to get through the wedding day of his loyal protege, Suitcase Simpson. The morning of the wedding, Jesse learns that a gala 75th birthday party is to be held for folk singer Terry Jester. Jester,...

"When two seemingly unconnected mysterious deaths occur on his watch, police chief Jesse Stone must pull out all the stops to unravel the truth and stop a killer from striking again"-- The small town of Paradise is devastated when a star high-school baseball player is found dead at the bottom of a bluff just a day after winning the team?s biggest game. For Jesse, the loss is doubly difficult?the dead teen was the nephew of his colleague, Suitcase...

When infamous actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of rape and murder, the Boston PD calls on Spenser to make heads or tails of the case. Although the evidence is mounting against Jumbo, Spenser makes a break when he teams up with Jumbo's bodyguard, Zebulon Sixkill, and uncovers some secrets involving the murder victim.

As he investigates the death of a star high-school baseball player and the murder of a former town police chief, Police Chief Jesse Stone faces threats, and gunshots, at his own doorstep.