Lesa's Book Critiques: Kevin’s Corner Annex – Blind to Midnight by Reed Farrel Coleman
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Sunday, August 25, 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: Blind to Midnight by Reed Farrel Coleman
We met Nick
Ryan, troubleshooter for the New York Police Department, in Sleepless City
(Blackstone, July 2023). Now Nick is back, using his lightning-fast reflexes
and sharp wits to delve into secrets thought long forgotten and calling in his
far-flung network of specialists on both sides of the law for assistance, while
pining for the mother of his daughter who is now married to another man. Blind
to Midnight by Reed Farrel Coleman was released on 13 August 2024.
Nick‘s latest
task is a puzzler: find the killer of the only man known to have been murdered
in New York City outside the tragedy of the World Towers attack on 11 September
2001. Why Nick’s handlers were preoccupied with what appeared to be a subway
mugging gone wrong more than 20 years ago was not disclosed to him.
Nick had
barely collected the case file and begun to review it when he learned his
father’s closest friend and his wife had been killed in their home. Tony
DeAngelo had been Nick’s honorary uncle, a constant presence in his life, and
Nick was devastated. He pulled strings to visit the scene, where he was struck
by the markers of a professional hit. Tony was well liked by everyone around
him and his doing anything that would have incurred the attention of a killer
for hire was unimaginable. Nick was also warned off the case by the assigned
detectives but of course that did not stop him.
In the course
of his multiple investigations, Ryan pulled in characters from the first book:
research wizard Lenny still grieving hard for his family, former British agent
now bartender Mack, and a nameless international assassin he only knows via a
distorted telephone voice, then tapped a few new ones. In fact this book is so
character dense it could use one of those old-fashioned lists of names at the
front of the book.
As usual
Coleman has turned out an incisive and polished piece of writing. Literate and
evocative with slickly choreographed action sequences and a jaw-dropping final
body count. And Coleman does love his cars. It seems a shame that after
describing their many excellent features, Nick promptly trashes them in a
shootout conducted at top speed or something similar. An excellent entry in a
very good new series. I am looking forward to the next one.
· Publisher: Blackstone
Publishing, Inc.; Unabridged edition (August 13, 2024)
· Language: English
· Hardcover: 304 pages
· ISBN-10: 887482390J
· ISBN-13: 979-8874823900
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/3YF9mWM
Make sure you read Aubrey’s review of the previous book, Sleepless City.
Aubrey Nye Hamilton ©2024
Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works on Federal It projects by day and reads mysteries at night.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Review: Blind to Midnight: A Nick Ryan Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman
Blind to Midnight: A Nick Ryan
Novel
by Reed Farrel Coleman is the second book in the Nick Ryan series
that began with Sleepless City. It is also
another solidly good read as one always expects from the author.
In addition to his regular police work, Nick
Ryan continues to work cases as they are assigned by the people in the shadows.
He is a sort of fixer and has a wide latitude to solve problem as a NYC police
detective. To achieve their goals, he has access to varied resources. He also
separately has help from a variety of friends and associates that have talents
and connections the average person would not. But, knowing Nick Ryan can be
extremely dangerous for your own health.
Nick is just coming off an assignment
and a very long day when he gets a phone call. Tony Angelo and his wife are
dead. They have been murdered by person or persons unknown. Nick had known Tony
since he was a kid. Nick’s father was a cop, friends with Ton and his wife, both
were part of Nick’s life always and forever. That makes them family as far as
Nick is concerned. Even though the people who control Nick want him to stay out
of it and away from the investigation, he is not about to do that. They should know
by now that Nick marches to the beat of his own drummer.
The shadowy powers that be want Nick to
focus on solving a murder case from the night the towers fell. The case was
believed to be a hate crime. It was something else and more than two decades
later they want it solved for reasons unknown.
Nick does the only thing he can do. He
works both cases and dodges bullets and violent mayhem along the way. His ultimate
plan is to survive, keep the ex and their kid safe, and get out from under the
thumb of the person or persons that are leaning on him. Easier said than done.
Blind to Midnight: A Nick Ryan
Novel
builds extensively on Sleepless City while spinning another very
complicated tale of cross and double cross. Plenty of action, violence, and
interesting characters blend together to make this another compelling page
turning read from the master. Read the series in order and enjoy as both books
are very much worth your time.
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/3YF9mWM
My digital reading copy was an ARC from
the publisher, Blackstone Publishing, Inc., through NetGalley with no
expectation of a review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2024
Monday, February 19, 2024
Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: Sleepless City: A Nick Ryan Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman
Reed Farrel Coleman is the New York
Times-bestselling author of 31 novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. He is
a four-time Edgar Award nominee in three different categories: Best Novel, Best
Paperback Original, and Best Short Story. He is a four-time recipient of the
Shamus Award for Best PI Novel of the Year. He has also won the Audie,
Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards.
Gus Murphy, one of his private
investigators, is among my favorite contemporary PIs. With only two books so
far, I am holding out hope that we will see more of him. In the meantime
Coleman introduces a new character, Nick Ryan, in Sleepless City
(Blackstone, 2023). Ryan is a New York police detective known for his ability
to think on his feet and to stay calm under pressure. These traits are the
reason he’s been chosen by an unnamed group to deal with apparently unsolvable
problems within the police force.
His first assignment is to find a way
to defuse an accidental shooting that will otherwise set a match to the powder
keg of racial tensions in the city. While his fast thinking smoothed over the
situation, an enthusiastic but inexperienced reporter could tell the full story
had not been told and she focused on Ryan as the answer to her questions. She
began to follow him and became enmeshed with his behind-the-scenes activity, to
everyone’s dismay.
Another fine book from a skilled storyteller.
Inventive plot, even pacing, original characters. I especially liked a couple
of the secondary characters: The bartender on the run from the fallout of his
participation in the Irish Troubles and the Pulitzer-winning journalist who is
now running his own weekly newspaper. I am looking forward to the next in the
series!
·
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing,
Inc. (July 11, 2023)
·
Language: English
·
Hardcover: 321 pages
·
ISBN-10: 1982627476
· ISBN-13: 978-1982627478
Amazon Associate Purchase Link: https://amzn.to/3OMWXL0
Aubrey Nye Hamilton ©2024
Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works
on Federal It projects by day and reads mysteries at night.
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Review: Sleepless City: A Nick Ryan Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman
NYPD Detective Nick Ryan has a mission in mind as Sleepless City: A Nick Ryan Novel begins. Ricky
Corliss is a seriously bad dude and the city, even the entire planet, would be
better off with him dead. Since nobody else is going to do it, Nick Ryan is
going to do the job. He has a score to settle.
He is within seconds of achieving his goal when he
is interrupted. In the aftermath, he has a new problem. A problem that is only
barely solved by accepting the idea of working for those who interrupted his
planned murder of Ricky Corliss.
It isn’t about staying a cop. It is about staying
alive. If he works for them, he will have unlimited resources to address all
sorts of problems. But, he will have to work the situations they assign him.
They want results and expect them. Their agenda, whatever it might be, is not
his own. They have made it clear that he is a tool that serves as a means to an
end. They have many such tools.
The situations he will be expected to resolve will
not be easy. Acting on their behalf might even get him killed. But, if he wants
to live in New York, and not be on the run the rest of his life, he has no
choice.
A complex character is introduced in this first book
of a new series. Nick Ryan was shaped by war and is now a cop focused on his
own moral code. In Sleepless City: A Nick Ryan Novel,
there are no clear friends. There are a few clear enemies. Everybody else is a
murky shade of grey and secrets are as rampant as the very air they all breathe.
Incredibly complicated and highly entertaining, Sleepless City: A Nick Ryan Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman is one of my favorite reads of the year. It very well might be yours too. I am sure it will be picking up awards.
Strongly recommended.
In addition to a print ARC from the author, I also
received the eBook ARC by way of NetGalley. There was no expectation of a
review in either case.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2023
Friday, January 20, 2023
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: WALKING THE PERFECT SQUARE by Reed Farrel Coleman
Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: WALKING THE PERFECT SQUARE: Walking the Perefect Square by Reed Farrwl Coleman (2001) Moe Prager is an ex-New York City cop, "retired" after he suffered a ...
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Review: Robert B. Parker's Colorblind: A Jesse Stone Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman
It is fall in
Paradise as Robert B. Parker's Colorblind: A Jesse Stone Novel by Reed Farrel Coleman begins. For
Police Chief Jesse Stone, it is a time of new beginnings. He is back from
alcohol rehab having been gone the last two months. His old house was sold back
during the summer and he has moved into a two-bedroom condo.
While
there has been quite a change in his personal life, life and crime continues on
in Paradise, Massachusetts as does politics. Biker gangs have been a
problem while Chief Stone has been gone. And the latest version of them seems
to be of the racist skinhead type. During a recent incident, things were said
to the newest member of the police department who is African American and it
has caused a little bit of internal strife. That was on top of the mood of some
of the local population which had an issue with the hiring.
In the
nearby town of Swan Harbor, they have a serious assault victim who may not be
alive much longer. The State Chief Homicide investigator, Brian Lundquist,
quietly suggested to Police Chief Forster that he ought to have Jesse Stone
come over and share his expertise. The woman has been sexually assaulted and
horribly beaten and the locals don’t have any detectives, let alone anyone that
is equipped to work the case now or when it soon becomes a murder case. That
isn’t the only reason Lundquist wanted Jesse Stone involved in the case.
At
first, Lundquist didn’t realize the victim was in the same shape as a victim
years ago when Jesse firsts started work in Paradise. A veteran of the Swan
Harbor police with 20 years plus did, Officer Drake Daniels, and said something
to his boss. Now Jesse will be poking around the fringes of the case while
Lundquist takes over on the behalf of the state.
Robert B. Parker's Colorblind: A Jesse
Stone Novel is the latest in the series and another very good read. Author
Reed Farrel Coleman has had a hard task since he took over the series several
years back. Breathing new life into the character while staying true to the
roots and flavor of Jesse Stone as well as the earlier books is no easy feat. Mr.
Coleman has constantly performed the task admirably and does so again with Robert B. Parker's Colorblind:
A Jesse Stone Novel.
Robert B. Parker's Colorblind: A Jesse Stone Novel
Reed Farrel Coleman
Thorndike
Press
September
2018
ISBN#
978-1-4328-5514-7
Large
Print Hardback (also available in audio, eBook, and regular print hardback formats)
505
Pages
$37.99
Material
supplied by the good folks of the Dallas Public Library System.
Kevin
R. Tipple ©2018
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
Aubrey Hamilton Reviews: What You Break by Reed Farrel Coleman
What You Break (Putnam,
2017) is the second book from Reed Farrel Coleman about Gus Murphy, a former
Suffolk County NY police detective whose personal and professional life
shattered a few years earlier. He has slowly been putting the pieces back together.
He’s found a job at a third-rate hotel, where he serves as their security
officer, airport van driver, and weekend nightclub bouncer. Gus has been seeing
Magdalena, a bartender and an aspiring actress for awhile, when she is offered
a role that will take her to Detroit for several months. Gus is trying to
decide if their relationship will survive the separation when a passenger on a
routine trip from the airport kicks off his internal alarm system. His
suspicions are heightened when the newcomer and Slava, the hotel doorman,
appear to know each other.
Worried that this new visitor to the hotel has brought
trouble, Gus is watching him the next day when he and Slava drive away
together. Gus follows them to a New York neighborhood and witnesses the professional
execution of the man they were visiting. The ensuing police investigation
leaves Gus trying to protect Slava while explaining why he was there.
In addition to this hotel-related problem, Father Bill,
the long-standing friend of Gus and his family, asks Gus to take on a paying
client. The grandfather of a murdered teen offers Gus considerable money to
learn why the murder was committed. The police have identified the killer
through unshakeable DNA evidence but no one understands how the girl crossed
the path of the hardened gang member to begin with. Not sure that he can do
more than the police have and disliking his potential client, Gus reluctantly
agrees to look into the case.
Juggling both investigations along with his unexpected
relationship problems, Gus learns that two of the men involved have committed
unspeakable crimes. One is overwhelmed with guilt and the other is chillingly
remorseless, providing an intriguing contrast.
Gus is an appealing character. Unlike many damaged
protagonists, the wounds that Gus has suffered have healed enough to create
some protective scar tissue, which is allowing him to create a new life while
not forgetting the old one. Publishers Weekly starred review.
· Hardcover: 368 pages
·
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons; 1st edition (February 7, 2017)
·
Language: English
·
ISBN-10: 0399173048
·
ISBN-13: 978-0399173042
Aubrey Hamilton ©2018
Aubrey Hamilton is a former librarian who works on
Federal It projects by day and reads mysteries at night.
Friday, May 04, 2018
FFB Review: Empty Ever After: A Moe Prager Mystery by Reed Farrell Coleman
Last week while at The
University of Texas at Dallas with my youngest son (yes, he is in graduate
school, and, no, he does not drive yet –long story) I spent part of my time
reading the first issue of Down &
Out: the Magazine (yes, I know it has been out quite some time). I was
rolling along and then I hit a Moe Prager story by Reed Farrell Coleman. I
almost started crying right there in Green Hall (yes, I trigger very easily
these days). See, my parents introduced me to the Moe Prager series a very long
time ago when I was well and I could walk. They were huge fans until the end. Mom
especially. Mom knew he was not real, but she loved the character all the same.
I used to kid her that if he lived next door, Dad might get a tad jealous. It
could have been really bad if Tom Selleck lived on the other side of this old
house. Anyway, my parents were big time fans and they got me hooked with Walking
The Perfect Square all those years ago.
Long time readers of
this blog know that I first reviewed that book way back here in 2004 when my
Mom and maybe three folks in the country actually read my blog. I ran that
review again as an FFB Review here back in 2014. I suspect I have done it again
other times here, but the search function on blogger is pretty worthless these
days.
That brings me to
today. For this first Friday in May 2018 I blow the dust off a review that
first ran way back in 2008. Empty Ever
After is the fifth book in the series and near as I can tell, I never ran
the review again after the first time it appeared here on the blog. A decade
later seems to be good timing as the past is always a major theme around here. After
you check out the review, make sure you head over to Patti’s blog and check out the full
list.
The past has always been a major theme and driving force of
the Moe Prager series by Reed Farrel Coleman. The author is a winner of the
Shamus, Barry and Anthony awards and has been nominated for the Edgar,
Macavity, and Gumshoe. This latest effort, scheduled to be released in April,
continues the first and no doubt will continue the second as this book is
powerful, very good, and disturbing all at the same time.
The major secret stayed safe for over twenty years and provided
the backbone of a story arc that has traveled the first four novels of the
series. The shattering aftermath of the revelation provides the springboard of
the current novel as Patrick Maloney won’t stay dead and buried. The Maloney
family plot has been desecrated and the bones of his ex brother in law, Patrick
Maloney are missing. Moses’ ex-wife Katy is distraught as one would expect and
it is left to Sarah, their now grown daughter, to somehow bridge the distant
gap between the parents. In so doing, she contacts Moe and before long, Moe is
standing at graveside in the year 2000 inspecting the scene for himself.
A former NYPD officer who had to leave the force after a
knee injury as well as a rather unorthodox P.I. in the few cases he handled
over the years, Moe finds himself at a crossroads in his life. Multiple changes
in a relatively short period of time have left him feeling adrift and alone.
The desecration of the family plot gives him something to do and a focus for
his days. From the beginning, the desecration of the plot which wasn’t just
limited to the removal of Patrick’s body, has him thinking long and hard about
his past, the people in it, and the secrets he has kept over the years as well
as the secrets he has learned of others.
Soon, Moe learns of another grave desecration in Dayton , Ohio
This book is incredibly disturbing and at the same time a
very disturbing read. There is a certain depressing relentless series of events
that leads to a shocking conclusion that comes at a total surprise to the
reader and yet when the book is finished, inevitable and obvious. It is a book
that could serve as a fitting ending to a series and yet could mark a huge
turning point and a new way forward in a series. One doesn’t know quite how to
take this very good book as it could easily go either way.
What is very clear is that this book goes into extensive
detailed commentary about past events, past cases, and past relationships that
have been covered in earlier books in the series. Much of this book goes into
such descriptions of past events with the actual event described as well as all
the ramifications of the event. Such detailed examination not only allows Moe
to consider his past, secrets, and his responsibility but other themes that
have been part of the series.
In so doing, Author Reed Farrel Coleman continues his
history of evolving the Moe Prager character. Unlike some main characters that
seem to remain relatively static novel after novel, Moe has changed from book
to book. While his basic core beliefs have remained the same, his application
of them and his view of the world has changed. The result is a living,
breathing, humanely flawed major character that continues to evolve as does the
series and another very good book.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2008, 2018
Monday, February 20, 2017
Monday, November 21, 2016
Wednesday, November 02, 2016
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Review: Robert B. Parker’s Debt To Pay by Reed Farrel Coleman
Late summer and Paradise, Massachusetts has been pretty
calm. The biggest issue has been some petty vandalism. For Police Chief Jesse
Stone the break from anything significant has been good as he is a bit preoccupied
with his personal life. On the plus side, there is Diana who is becoming
increasingly important to him and the feeling seems to be mutual. He is also
working on his sobriety and making a definite effort to resist the deeply
ingrained ritual of drinking.
On the negative side, Jesse is coming to the realization that
his diamond skills are diminishing. Age does that to all ball players and there
comes a time when the player can no longer compete at the level he or she set
for herself long ago. There is also the fact that Jenn is getting married again
and has invited him to her wedding to Hale Hunsicker down in Dallas. The
wedding is set for October and after a lot of thought about their past Jesse has
decided to tell her he won’t be there.
His plan to skip the wedding begins to change when Vinnie
Morris contacts him about the sudden death of Gino Fish. The mobster supposedly
killed his current male secretary and then himself. That is what the Boston police
believe and they are not about to listen to anything Vinnie has to say. Vinnie
does not believe that Gino would have done either act despite the fact that all
the evidence seems to indicate that is exactly what happened. He wants Jesse to
look into it and is calling due the favor Jesse promised Gino awhile back for his
help on a case.
Jesse agrees to look into the situation. He soon realizes that
the serial killer they know as “Mr. Peepers” is back and seeking vengeance. He
plans to kill everyone on his payback list while playing an elaborate mid game
with them. It isn’t enough to just kill those he holds responsible. He wants to
hurt them first by killing those they care about. For Jesse, that means Diana
as well as Jenn down in Dallas are at high risk.
Shifting in character point of view as well as by location,
the chase for Mr. Peepers goes from New England, to Dallas, and back again.
Readers know from nearly the start as they spend time with the killer why
things are happening the way they do. As a result, this is not a mystery read,
but a thriller style read where the hunt is on for the bad guy before he can
kill again and again.
Debt To Pay is also a turning point novel for several of the
characters including Jesse. Even if one had not read the recent interview with
author Reed Farrel Coleman, it is clear that some things are being wrapped up
to start Jesse on a new course. By the end of the read, it is clear that
nothing will ever be the same.
As one expects there will be complaints from some that this
novel does not read exactly like it would if Robert B. Parker was still doing
them. It does not. It comes very close and does so while creating a highly
entertaining read that continues the series.
Because numerous events that occurred in Blind
Spot are referenced and heavily discussed, as they are a major plot
point of Debt To Pay, I would suggest reading that book first. I would
also suggest reading the very interesting interview, You
Don’t Ask a Praying Mantis Why: MysteryPeople Q&A with Reed
Farrel Coleman , after reading the book as there are things in it that could be construed
as spoilers.
Robert B.
Parker’s Debt To Pay
Reed Farrel
Coleman
G. P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Random
House LLC)
September 2016
ISBN# 978-0-399-17143-7
Hardback (also available in large print
hardback, audio, and eBook formats)
352 Pages
$27.00
I won the book via a contest at Lesa’s Book Critiques.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Review: "Where It Hurts: A Novel" by Reed Farrel Coleman
Retired Suffolk County cop Gus
Murphy is living a dead existence. Alive, barely functioning, and deep in a
well of painful memories that has destroyed his marriage, his relationships,
and nearly him. He has been that way since his son died. Divorced, he drives a
courtesy van at night for The Paragon Hotel of Bohemia, New York located close to
Long Island MacArthur Airport. He lives at the Paragon as well and tries to not
think by any means possible. His grief is overwhelming and shows no sign of
abating.
He never thought Thomas Delcamino
would ever be in his world again let alone show up at the Paragon looking for
him. Known to cop and crook alike as Tommy D., the man tracked him down because
he wants the old Gus, the Police Officer Gus, of more than two years ago who
always treated him fairly despite the fact that Tommy D. was/is a known
dirtbag. He did plenty of stuff, nothing really major, and was often arrested and
in the system for one thing or another.
Four months ago Tommy’s son, TJ, was
tortured and ultimately killed after some pretty horrible things were done to
him. Tommy D. gave the detectives some leads of people to talk to and a few
other things and waited for the cops to do their jobs. He didn’t try to do
anything on his own. Absolutely nothing at all has happened with the case. TJ
may have had a bad man as his father, but that does not mean he deserved what
he got or for the cops to do nothing about his murder. Tommy D. wants to hire Gus to find out who
killed his son.
Gus isn’t about to help a piece of
human waste like Tommy D. find out anything. Tommy D. is devastated over his
son’s murder and his pain is far too much for Gus to handle in his own state. He’s
got too much pain over the loss of his own son to think about anyone else. That
is until everyone at all levels of local law enforcement as well as other folks
start warning him away from the case. Another murder ensures that the case of
what happened to TJ is something he can’t let go.
No review will tell you just how
good Where
It Hurts by Reed Farrell Coleman truly is. This review doesn’t do it
justice either. It is an incredible read and one that works on every possible
level.
Just read it already.
Where It Hurts: A Novel
Reed Farrel Coleman
G. P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Random
House)
January 2016
ISBN# 978-0-399-17303-9
Hardback (also available in audio
and e-book formats)
363 Pages
$27.00
Material supplied by the good folks
of the Plano Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2016
Friday, November 20, 2015
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Where It Hurts -- Reed Farrel Coleman
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Thursday, October 01, 2015
Review: "Robert B. Parker’s The Devil Wins: A Jesse Stone Novel" by Reed Farrel Coleman
“You
know what I think, Chief Stone?”
“What’s
that?”
“Most
of the time he loses, but sometimes the devil wins.” (Page 243)
It isn’t a point Police Chief Jesse
Stone can argue. First with the LAPD and now with the Paradise PD, Stone has
seen things that prove to him that evil does exist in the world whether or not
one wants to specifically ascribe such things to the devil. It is especially
true currently with the discovery of the recent bodies in Robert B. Parker’s The Devil Wins.
The Nor’easter that struck Paradise,
Massachusetts was a hard storm. It did damage around the area including causing
the partial collapse of an old abandoned factory building on Trench Alley. This
is an area of town that does not fit the picture post card idea of a scenic New
England town and won’t any time soon. It is an area of decay featuring old and
long abandoned warehouse buildings that in their day provided jobs and now
serve to be last resort refuge for the homeless, drug users, and others.
In checking out the collapse, Office
Molly Crane found a body. A body that near as she could tell in the few minutes
she was surveying the scene had not been there long. She didn’t get to look at
the scene much before the Fire Department folks arrived and she was ordered out
of the building. Good thing to as minutes after Jesse Stone arrives on site and
is briefed by Crane, more of the building collapses.
When, days later, Molly and Jesse
are finally allowed back into the building they discover that the body is not
alone. Two other bodies, dead for years, are also present. Two skeletons that,
based on what little are left, appear to be childhood friends of Molly Crane. Two
young teen friends who vanished without a trace years ago.
With Suit still recovering from
recent events and limited to desk duty and Molly nowhere near the top of her
game due to her close proximity to the case, it is up to Jesse Stone to figure
out what happened and how everything is connected. He also has to stop a killer
or killers bent on tying up their last few loose ends.
Author Reed Farrel Coleman’s latest
effort in the Jesse Stone series is another good one. This read finds Jesse finally
at home in Paradise (after all it has been ten years) and at peace with his
drinking. In several other areas he is not remotely at peace and the guilt over
those situations drives him as he works to solve the murders in a town that
doesn’t want to deal with its own shameful past. Robert B. Parker’s The Devil Wins
is another good one as Red Farrell Coleman makes it all work from start to
twisted and surprising finish.
Robert B. Parker’s The Devil Wins: A Jesse Stone Novel
Reed Farrel Coleman
Thorndike Press (Gale Cengage
Learning)
September 2015
ISBN# 978-1-4104-8027-9
LARGE PRINT Hardback (also available
in regular print hardback, e-book, and audio formats)
490 Pages
$37.99
Material supplied by the good folks
of the Plano Public Library System who do not care if my review is objective or
not and just want their books and movies back on time and undamaged.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2015
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