Trouble in Paradise: Jesse Stone
Written by Robert B. Parker
Narrated by Richard Masur
3.5/5
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Robert B. Parker and his legendary Spenser series have long been considered the ne plus ultra of detective fiction. But the critics' praise for Jesse Stone's debut in Night Passage proved there was room for addition to the Parker literary canon. "A novel as fresh as it is bold...Parker's sentences flow with as much wit, grace and assurance as ever, and Stone is a complex and consistently interesting new protagonist. His speedy return will be welcome." (Newsday)
Stiles Island is a wealthy and exclusive enclave separated by a bridge from the Massachusetts coast town of Paradise. James Macklin sees Stiles Island as the ultimate investment opportunity: all he needs to do is invade the island, blow the bridge, and loot the island. To realize his investment, Macklin, along with his devoted girlfriend, Faye, assembles a crew of fellow ex-cons--all experts in their fields--including Wilson Cromartie, a fearsome Apache. James Macklin is a bad man--a very bad man. And Wilson Cromartie, known as Crow, is even worse.
As Macklin plans his crime, Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone has his hands full. He faces romantic entanglements in triplicate: his ex-wife, Jenn, is in the Paradise jail for assault, he's begun a new relationship with a Stiles Island realtor named Marcy Campbell, and he's still sorting out his feelings for attorney Abby Taylor. When Macklin's attack on Stiles Island is set in motion, both Marcy and Abby are put in jeopardy. As the casualties mount, it's up to Jesse to keep both women from harm.
Robert B. Parker
Robert B Parker was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including Small Vices, Sudden Mischief, Hush Money, Hugger Mugger, Potshot, Widows Walk, Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Family Honor, Perish Twice, Shrink Rap, Stone Cold, Melancholy Baby, Back Story, Double Play, Bad Business, Cold Service, Sea Change, School Days and Blue Screen. He died in 2010 at the age of 77.
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Reviews for Trouble in Paradise
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Another Jesse Stone, my favorite Parker series. This one gets a little out of hand, however, as a gang of cutthroats decides to rob everything on a small island with about 100 wealthy residents cleaning out the branch bank, riffling all the safe deposit boxes and houses of the residents, and taking hostages to help make their escape by sea. The plot is a little preposterous and some of the peripheral characters too peripheral, but it's the banter that makes these books. I loved the scene when Jesse takes on the spoiled brats of the town's rich-bitch. That was worth the price of the book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'm still going with the series - even have number 3 home to read. I like Stone's character although I do get impatient with his dithering over Jenn. I like the town of Paradise and how Jesse navigates its quirks. I also like the character of Suitcase Simpson and others - Parker excelled at creating wonderful ensemble casts in his mysteries.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A workmanlike mystery. Not Parker's best, but certainly enjoyable.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the 2nd book in the Jesse Stone series, but I haven't read the first one. I've been reading Parker hit and miss for a little while now--maybe I ought to get a list and start reading them in order.And I really need to get caught up here--I've read 21 books since reading Trouble in Paradise, and, unfortunately, one of those was another Parker, and they're kind of blurring in my head. Whoops. Amazon reviews to the rescue.One thing that several of the Amazon reviews complained (?!) about was that this was a crime novel, not a mystery novel. Um, okay. I suppose I understand the distinction--there was never any question about whodunit, but geez. I guess if I read a lot of mysteries, I'd be subdividing them too, the way I do with romances and to a lesser extent, sf/f.So, okay. Trouble in Paradise is both a caper story and a police procedural. On the one hand, we have Jesse Stone, a small town police chief with a drinking problem and an ex-wife he can't let go of (hence the aforementioned blurring of this book and Valediction, the other Parker novel I read recently--both Stone and Spenser have the same odd romantic relationship). He's also pretty much a slut, but that's okay, because his ex-wife Jenn, who's just taken a job at the town's TV station, is a slut too. Stone is, however, smarter than he looks.On the other hand is James Macklin, who's setting up the heist of a century, a la Ocean's 11. He's going to rip off Stiles Island. The whole island--houses, bank, shops, everything. He puts together his team, and we watch him setting it up. He's a bad guy, but he's still pretty appealing--maybe because we get to see him through the eyes of his girlfriend, who understands him very well.It's a book I could really see as a movie--the race between them to see if Jimmy can pull off the heist before Jesse can untangle his personal life long enough to figure out what's going on and stop him. It had me on the edge of my seat, not wanting to put the book down.One last comment regarding the Amazon reviews--a lot of them said this was a book only men would like. Which makes me think the reviewers are as sexist as they're complaining Parker is.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5While there is a mystery in the story, there is more about Jesse Stone, his ex-wife Jenn and their complicated on-again-off-again romance, and the other relationships in his life, including his relationship with alcohol.Jesse is getting used to being the chief of police of this small town with it's quirks and the way he has to be more one-on-one with people. The first event that happens is the burning down of a gay couple's house. They find the boys who do it and throw a scare into them. This has repercussions that I suspect will carry over, the mother of two of the three boys has it in for Jesse.Then a group of armed men take over a local island connected by a bridge to the mainland. The setup for this takes most of the book. It's quite a quick read, more people than hard plot but interesting.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really like the series. Although I can't help but see Tom Selleck as Jesse, and am very glad I did not watch the movies, I did get quite the laugh when Jesse mentioned Tom in this installemnt. I am quite curious to see how these characters evolve :)
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Of all the books I read none of them are as page-turningly propulsive as Parker's. He is a master of snappy dialog AND snappy action. This is the kind of book that makes you want to stay on the tube, call in sick or hide in the loo for hours. Fun, fun, fun.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I only like the Jesse Stone novels. As with all of Robert B. Parker's novels, I enjoy his economy of words, his character detail and interactions, and his literary wit. Only Patterson can write shorter paragraphs. This second installment in the Jesse Stone series is a fine follow-up to the opener, "Night Passage". Stone is not quite as cold as his name, but close. Then again, after what he's been through, who wouldn't be? Parker seems to evolve his characters over time and Jesse Stone is evolving nicely. I also like the made for TV movies that are going to continue since someone is now writing the Jesse Stone books, (since Parker’s death in 2010), so they can be made into movies.