Book description
Paradise, Massachusetts, is gearing up for the busy summer season when
a spate of car thefts places its quiet, tourist-friendly reputation in
jeopardy. Jesse Stone fears an automobile theft gang has set up shop
in town, and the silver-tongued, heavy-handed police chief vows to put a
stop to their activity. Almost as soon as he starts tackling this
threat, another materializes: one of a more personal nature. An old
enemy, hell-bent on revenge, is fresh out of prison. Thus begins a
tale of proactive policing and personal paranoia, in which Stone finds
himself defending himself, his patch and - before long - his latest
squeeze. In Killing the Blues, Michael Brandman combines all of
Parker's tried and tested ingredients to create a highly enjoyable and
authentic Jesse Stone thriller. 'No one understands what makes Bob
Parker's Jesse Stone tick better than Michael Brandman - and Michael is
just the writer to carry Jesse into the future' Tom Selleck. Robert B.
Parker is world-renowned as an internationally bestselling author. Born
and raised in Massachusetts, he completed a Ph. D. in English at Boston
University. He began writing his Spenser novels while teaching at
Boston's Northeastern University in 1971. In 1997 he won an Edgar for
Best Novel for Promised Land, and was named Grand Master by the Mystery
Writers of America in 2002. He passed away in January 2010. Michael
Brandman is uniquely qualified to carry the Jesse Stone series into the
future. An award-winning producer of more than thirty motion pictures,
he collaborated with Robert B. Parker on more than a dozen of them.
Brandman produced three Parker-written Spenser films for A&E, and
their collaboration continued with the Jesse Stone TV movies currently
being broadcast on CBS.
