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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Police chief Jesse Stone faces the case of his career in this thrilling novel in the New York Times bestselling series. When a woman's partially decomposed body washes ashore in Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone is forced into a case far more difficult than it initially appears. Identifying the woman is just the first step in what proves to be an emotionally charged investigation. Florence Horvath was an attractive, recently divorced heiress from Florida; she also had a penchant for steamy sex and was an enthusiastic participant in a video depicting the same. Somehow the combination of her past and present got her killed, but no one is talking�??not the crew of the Lady Jane, the Fort Lauderdale yacht moored in Paradise Harbor; not her very blond, very tan twin sisters, Corliss and Claudia; and not her curiously affectless parents, living out a sterile retirement in a Miami high rise. But someone�??Jesse�??has to speak for the dead, even if it puts him in ha… (more)
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Stone is not as tough as Spenser (and certainly not as tough as Lee Child’s Jack Reacher), but he handles himself quite well in the one short fight scene. Stone’s forte is wisdom, which we see in his handling of drunks, kids, and first time offenders. He is willing to bend the rules, like engaging in warrantless searches, but his heart is pure, and he seeks justice relentlessly. This was a pleasant read, but not an exceptional one.
(JAB)
The investigation is interesting, the plot believable, the villains suitably despicable. One of the best Stone novels.