Paradise Police Chief Jesse
has a feeling he knows the dead woman from somewhere. Found in a bungalow at
the Surf and Sand motel the dead woman might be 20 or a little younger. Whether
the name she used on the motel register is correct or not is any one's guess. Naked
and dead with no identification makes things hard with identifying her. Then there
is the compounding fact she drove a car with stolen plates. Finding out who she was is going to be a huge
problem and a definite hindrance to the homicide investigation.
What is clear from the get
go that based on where she had been found and her recent short stays at the run
down motel Jesse Stone has quickly determined that she was making money the old
fashioned way. Apparently she was an independent contractor, despite the serious
efforts of two different pimps, who both wanted her in their respective
stables. She was a young and attractive pawn in their turf battle for power and
her death has escalated the tensions involved in that situation. Jesse will
deal with that later---right now he wants to identify her for her parents and
then find her killer.
Robert B. Parker's Damned If You
Do: A Jesse Stone Novel written by Michael Brandman continues the
series in a good way. Both the primary storyline of the above homicide case as
well as a secondary one involving possible abuse of the elderly at a local
retirement home move forward at a rapid pace. Along the way there are plenty of
opportunities for Jesse to crack wise, chat with Dix his therapist, and do what
he does best to irritate those in power and seek justice.
Scheduled to be released in
September this latest in the series is another good one. It breaks no new
ground in terms of the continuing characters and none is expected by faithful
readers. It continues the late Robert B. Parker's writing style of short
chapters, very little description of settings, and snappy dialogue used to move
the action forward. The book comes together well and provides another
entertaining fast read with Jesse Stone.
Robert B. Parker's Damned If You
Do: A Jesse Stone Novel
Michael
Brandman
G.
P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Group USA)
September
10, 2013
ISBN#978-0-399-15950-3
Hardback
(also available in e-book and audio formats)
288
Pages
$26.95
I received an ARC of this title due to my participation
in the “LibraryThing Early Reviewers” group for my use in an objective
review. As such, my above review
appeared there first last Saturday before appearing here on the blog.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2013
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