Night Passage
Night Passage by Robert B. Parker, published by Penguin on July 1, 2001, is a compelling introduction to police chief Jesse Stone in this first novel of a mystery series. At thirty-five, Jesse faces a bleak future after a troubled marriage and a dismissal from the LAPD. He is unexpectedly recruited as the police chief of a small Massachusetts town called Paradise, which offers him a chance for redemption. However, the seemingly tranquil community quickly reveals itself to be rife with political and moral corruption, challenging Jesse’s resolve and skills.
In this edition, readers will follow Jesse as he navigates a landscape filled with crime, including a triple homicide and connections to the Boston mob. The narrative delves into the complexities of trust and isolation, as Jesse grapples with threats from both the community and his personal life. With elements of suspense and police procedural intricacies, Night Passage explores the darker side of a small town and the challenges faced by its new lawman. This 432-page novel is presented in English, inviting readers into a world where danger lurks beneath the surface of everyday life.
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Robert B. Parker introduces readers to police chief Jesse Stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery series—a New York Times bestseller.
After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dumps him, thirty-five-year-old Jesse Stone’s future looks bleak. So he’s shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise recruits him as police chief. He can’t help wondering if this job is a genuine chance to start over, the kind of offer he can’t refuse.
Once on board, Jesse doesn’t have to look for trouble in Paradise: it comes to him. For what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption—replete with triple homicide, tight Boston mob ties, flamboyantly errant spouses, maddened militiamen and a psychopath-about-town who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman. Against all this, Jesse stands utterly alone, with no one to trust—even he and the woman he’s seeing are like ships passing in the night. He finds he must test his mettle and powers of command to emerge a local hero—or the deadest of dupes.
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