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Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019

Robert B. Parker is a must buy, must read and re-read author.
This stand-alone is easy to follow and difficult to put down. No editing errors, gratuitous violence or drag-you-down drama. There are formatting issues.

Intriguing storyline with several suspects. Mr. Parker's descriptive, almost lyrical writing draws the reader into each scene. Realistic procedures, actions and reactions. The camaraderie of the Paradise Police Department is always realistic. Procedures, actions, reactions and politics are true to life. Believable characters with distinct personalities. Thought-provoking, memorable and occasionally snarky dialogue.

I will re-read this story and always look forward to works in this series.

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Charles of the North

A Good mystery marred by poor narration

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2019

Robert Parker always produced great dialogue full of wit and the best kind of sardonic remarks. His great characters, Jesse Stone, Sunny Randle, Spenser, are always more important than the mysteries themselves. In "High Profile," the real focus is Jesse Stone's personal struggles with love, alcohol, and friendship. The mystery is, however, more than sufficient to hold our attention and mildly challenge our detecting skills. Unfortunately, the narration sometimes spoils the listening experience. The narrator himself is just fine; but the script uses the same dialogue structure with almost no exception. Every utterance is followed by "Jesse said," Sunny said," "Peter said." There is no variation. This may not sound so awful, but five hours of such monotonous structure really detracts from what is otherwise a good, solid audio book.

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Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019

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Charles of the North

A Good mystery marred by poor narration

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2019

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Just Good Jesse Stone

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019

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The Jesse Stone series is just a good police procedural story. Sure it is a small town, but that doesn't mean it is Mayberry not by a long shot. Things happen in Paradise and when it involves crime then Chief Stone and his officers have to handle it. This story dealt with a double homicide that has a long list of suspects for Jesse to sift through and find the person or persons responsible for the crime. Then added to the mix is a crime that hits closer to home for Jesse. His ex-wife tells him she has been raped and is now being stalked by her rapist. So the question is there resolution to both cases and can Jesse pull through these events without falling into the abyss of drinking only you can find out by reading this story.

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The sixth Jesse Stone novel

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2022

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A nationally known radio and television talk show host is found dead, hanging from a tree in a park in Paradise, Massachusetts. Cause of death is three gunshots not hanging. There are no clues, seemingly no leads, no enemies and no motive. Then another body is found in a dumpster in Paradise, killed with the same gun.

Jesse Stone learns who did it by using the age old tactic of following the money. But there is still the little problem of no evidence.

A decent mystery/police procedural with Jesse's personal life intruding into his duties.

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Michael Lynch

It's OK.

Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2019

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I read them like visual gumdrops. And their literary merits last about as long. Like their snack equivalent I find I cannot stop reading them. The characters are people you care about (at least during the reading) and the pacing is usually pretty good. My only caveat is that it is hard for any author who writes so many novels about the same character to be genuinely fresh each time. The books are, in general, worth a read and pass the time well. I expect that is all that you could expect from them and that is what you get. This one lacks the presence of the formidable Hawk, being early in the series, which is a definite lack IMHO to the character interactions and Susan Silverman has a more limited role than she has in later editions which also reduces my ratings. It's ok.

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I enjoy the mystery involved in the books and the solving ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2016

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I am a new comer to Robert Parker's books and Jesse Stone character. I enjoy the mystery involved in the books and the solving of it by Stone and his police force. The major drawback for me is the constant and over use of the ex wife, Jenn. The first book I was OK with it, but when it continues to be there going back and forth its become too much. I finally have been skipping chapters or paragraphs where she is mentioned. She is boring, repetitive, uninteresting and unnecessary to any of the books I have so far read. Jesse is a flawed man, OK, point taken...the whole scenario is just totally boring and adds nothing to the story line. Just my opinion, but I think the books would be much better without the Jenn character. I have only read 7 and am hoping she eventually fades away. At this point, don't really what happens to the character, as long as she is gone!!

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Ken T

As Thin As Water

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016

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Jesse Stone as the Pardise, MA. police chief is very capable and very likeable, as are his other PD colleagues of Suit, Molly, and others.

In his personal life, Jesse has become quite annoying, as has this novel. It's completely predictable and can be read in a sitting. His personal life with women, including his ex-wife, is bizarre. He's completely hung up on his ex, Jenn, he just cannot move on, despite her trampling all over him. This installment is particularly ridiculous, being he has one of his current squeezes looking after Jenn after claiming she was raped. What two women, as compatible as oil & water, would enter such an arrangement? None.
Jesse also has quite a drinking problem. It got him fired from the LAPD in the first place. He refuses, despite a therapist, to confront it and keeps toying with the booze, trying to contol it. On again/off again.

The murders and neer-do-wells take a backseat in this book to his pretty ridiculous personal life, including the well treadbare character, Jenn, who became annoying sometime back.

I like the latter Stone novels from the late Mr. Parker. The earlier ones just do not cut it. This one is #6 in the series. Do yourself a favor and take a pass on it.

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Peter Milewski

Worst Jesse Stone in First Six Books

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2022

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The subplot with Sunny Randall and Jesse’s ex-wife Jenn is contrived and offers nothing meaningful to the story. The murder mystery ends abruptly with an unexpected and implausible confession. Many loose storylines left hanging and unresolved. You come away thinking must less of the lead characters. The relationship between Jesse and Jennis is no longer reasonable to the point where it stretches credulity. I normally love these books. Hated this one.

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Warren A. LewisTop Contributor: Historical Fiction Books

High Profile Murder

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019

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You can count on a great read when you pick up a Robert B. Parker book. This book is a treat as it also features Sunny Randall who will spin off into her own series of books. Her role here is as a girlfriend to Jesse Stone, she becomes bodyguard to Jesse's ex-wife Jenn as well investigating the rape and stalking that has forced Jenn into Jesse's apartment for protection. On Jesse's part, a national talk show host from Boston has appeared in Paradise shot to death and hung from a tree. The victim's pregnant girlfriend's body shows up dead in a dumpster behind a Paradise eatery. To complicate matters worse, the victim is a large contributor to the governor and a personal friend at that. Stress? Jesse doesn't show it as he methodically works to the conclusion of all problems confronting him.

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Bob in Albuquerque

I stopped buying the series

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2018

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The Jesse Stone novels are OK for the first couple, but then you realize they run in a pattern. There are the chapters about the current crime. There are chapters about his current love life. And there are chapters with his A.A. counselor. After reading a couple of these series, I found myself skipping half the book and just reading the section about the crime. Then I stopped buying the series.

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