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'Parker writes old-time, stripped-to-the-bone, hard-boiled school of Chandler...His novels are funny, smart and highly entertaining...There's no writer I'd rather take on an aeroplane' --Sunday Telegraph
'Robert B Parker is one of the greats of the American hard-boiled genre' --Peter Guttridge, The Guardian
'Why Robert Parker's not better known in Britain is a mystery' --Daily Mirror
'If Spenser is the invincible knight, the timeless hero of American detective fiction, then Jesse Stone is the flawed hero of the moment, a man whose deficiencies define his humanity...you want to cheer' --New York Times Book Review
'timing and pace are all. Parker knows what he's about, and Sea Change is a cracker.'
--Sam Leith, Daily Telegraph
'Robert B Parker is one of the greats of the American hard-boiled genre' --Peter Guttridge, The Guardian
'Why Robert Parker's not better known in Britain is a mystery' --Daily Mirror
'If Spenser is the invincible knight, the timeless hero of American detective fiction, then Jesse Stone is the flawed hero of the moment, a man whose deficiencies define his humanity...you want to cheer' --New York Times Book Review
'timing and pace are all. Parker knows what he's about, and Sea Change is a cracker.'
--Sam Leith, Daily Telegraph
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When a woman's partially decomposed body washes ashore in Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief Jesse Stone is forced into a case far more difficult than it at first appears. Identifying the woman is just the first step in what proves to be a difficult and emotionallycharged investigation. Florence Horvath was an attractive, recently divorced heiress from Florida - she also had a penchant for steamy sex and was an enthusiastic participant in a video depicting the latter. Somehow a combination of past and present got her killed - but no-one is talking...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the first I've read from Robert Parker and I thoroughly enjoyed Jesse Stone. The author sticks us with some home truths dressed up as failings in his characters: is Stone an alcoholic? Not quite. Is he nauseated by under-age sex? Almost. Is his ex-wife still likely to go off the rails again? Maybe but we'll need the next book to find out.
But, all the while, there's a murder to solve and, although it's pretty clear where Stone has to start, the final outcome is not quite what I expected - and none the worse for that.
I really enjoyed Parker's descriptive layout of the Race Week and felt as though I was sitting at the water's edge with his team watching the goings-on of some very wealthy and very dubious rather older-than-usual playboys. There's no violence (well, not really), there is some second-hand sex (well, first hand for those participating) and there's plenty of humour, so it all makes for an enjoyable read. Since I can't compare it with previous novels, I'd certainly recommend reading it as a stand-alone storyline and you'll probably look forward to the next instalment of Stone and his friends.
But, all the while, there's a murder to solve and, although it's pretty clear where Stone has to start, the final outcome is not quite what I expected - and none the worse for that.
I really enjoyed Parker's descriptive layout of the Race Week and felt as though I was sitting at the water's edge with his team watching the goings-on of some very wealthy and very dubious rather older-than-usual playboys. There's no violence (well, not really), there is some second-hand sex (well, first hand for those participating) and there's plenty of humour, so it all makes for an enjoyable read. Since I can't compare it with previous novels, I'd certainly recommend reading it as a stand-alone storyline and you'll probably look forward to the next instalment of Stone and his friends.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
While not quite measuring up to Parker's classic Spenser novels, his Jesse Stone series stacks up nicely against all Parker's would-be rivals. Terse, witty and compelling, Parker's effortless prose style and plotting are matched by only a handful in the crime genre, and while not among his best novels this provides many hours of pleasure and ultimately satisfaction.
If you haven't discovered Parker yet now is your chance to catch up with a true master.
If you haven't discovered Parker yet now is your chance to catch up with a true master.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a fully-signed-up member of the Parker fan club, I have to admit to a few reservations with this one. As nasty a subject matter as any Parker I can recall, though the plot is well worked out. The Jesse Stone marriage subplot is good, too. But some of the characterisation is a little too far over the top - the twins, Daddy and (delicious though she is) Kelly Cruz. Dix provides the psychiatric expertise that goes with Parker, but Dix isn't Susan Silverman.
While Jesse bouncing dialogue off Molly is well up to Spenser standard - and there is a nice cross reference to "some guy in Boston that's supposed to be good" - nothing can fully replace Spenser and Hawk as a double act.
We've been spoilt and it makes one hypercritical
While Jesse bouncing dialogue off Molly is well up to Spenser standard - and there is a nice cross reference to "some guy in Boston that's supposed to be good" - nothing can fully replace Spenser and Hawk as a double act.
We've been spoilt and it makes one hypercritical
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R.B.PARKER - SEA CHANGE
This book was despatched immediately upon order and arrived within a couple of days. It was well packaged and arrived in good condition. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. S. Kane
Not the usual Parker plot,and all the better for that
Have read many Parker books, and they were all starting to blend into each other with the same plot - good (but tough) guy investigates but is getting nowhere and has no idea... Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2008 by Joe
Exquisite Morality Tale
Robert Parker is really a social reformer hiding in the guise of a detective novelist. Like many, he's obviously disgusted by the rampant immorality of today's society. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2006 by Donald Mitchell
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