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The discovery of a dead body strewn with photos of murder victims and placed atop $2 million cash incites the Jesse Stone sequel ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS.

As fans expect of Parker continuation authors, Farnsworth's prose flows. Setting up a plot of mob men coming to Paradise after the evidence and money, he also has Chief Stone bring aboard tarnished young cop Derek Tate, whose past reminds Jesse of his own. Jesse's eagerness to give Tate a fair shot at redemption gets him grief at work and in town.

As familiar as Jesse Stone's viewpoint is, I'm most impressed that Farnsworth leaves it often enough to flesh out Tate and the mob men and widen the range of the action. I look forward to his next entry.

Thanks to Putnam Books for the NetGalley. ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS will be published February 4, 2025.

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Robert Parker would certainly be proud of this latest installment of the adventures of Jesse Stone in Paradise. All of his usual characters (Jesse, Molly, Suit, Daisy and Rita Fiore) are present and have important roles to play in this stimulating tale of murder, arson, police brutality and vengeance. I particularly enjoyed the sessions Jesse had with his psychiatrist and found them to be very enlightening. The story is interesting and the writing is superb and I thank NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to publication.

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Police Chief Jesse Stone investigates the mystery behind a dead body found strewn with photos of murder victims and placed on top of $2 million in cash, before a mob of hit men converge on Paradise! Great read!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one! This book had a bit of everything! It had great suspense, intriguing, murder, mystery, serial killers, hit men, mobsters, a sort of who done it and some great twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

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This book presents a more “noir” Jesse Stone, angrier and more hostile. It’s Jesse without a sense of humor. The novel connects to a hoarder found dead in his home, full of mob secrets and millions in mob cash. This discovery sets off a frightening chain of events.

Embedded in the book is a subplot dealing with a bad cop, new to the force who stirs up the town of Paradise and becomes involved with the mobsters trying to retrieve the evidence and spoils found in the hoarder’s house.

This is a novel that reminds readers of Jesse’s alcoholism which becomes inflamed by the events.

As always, the regulars play a part in the plot. The author even introduces a possible future romance.

Thank you Netgalley for a great read in the reinvented Parker world.

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