His name is Jesse Stone. He's left the LAPD in disgrace but lands on his feet as the new chief of police in Paradise, Massachusetts—a town on the Atlantic not far from Boston that's a lot less idyllic than it sounds. On arrival, the new chief finds himself in between corrupt town leaders, a local militia group, and a murderer on the loose. This exciting departure for the creator of Spenser, Robert B. Parker, "the reigning champion of the American tough-guy detective novel" (Entertainment Weekly), has landed Parker on the New York Times bestseller list once again but this time with Jesse Stone. Both readers and critics are thrilled.