Robert B. Parker’s Fools Paradise by Mike Lupica
Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone is called to the scene
when a body is discovered in a nearby lake. To Jesse’s surprise, he recognizes
the man—he attended the same Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that Jesse had been
to the previous day. He only knew the man’s first name, Paul, and that he had
spoken about making amends. No one has been reported missing, and the only lead
Jesse has is one from the taxi company that had picked up Paul on the evening
of his death.
Paul had asked to be dropped off at the mansion of one of
the wealthiest families in town, but no one—the old man, his wife, or their son—admits
to seeing or speaking with Paul before his death. But Jesse suspects one or all
members of the family are lying to him. And when he survives an unknown shooter
trying to kill him inside his home, he believes that the murder attempt may be
related to the victim who is still unidentified, except as Paul. Other members
of the Paradise Police force, Suitcase Simpson and Molly Crane, also are
targets of attempts on their lives. What is going on in Paradise?
Mike Lupica, sports journalist who has taken over the Jesse
Stone series from Reed Farrell Coleman, who inherited the job from Robert B.
Parker, gives the reader an exceptional experience with his treatment of
Parker’s long established characters. Not an easy job, but Lupica does it
admirably, and fans of Jesse Stone won’t be disappointed.
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