High Profile (Jesse Stone) by Robert B. Parker and Scott Sowers

Buy High Profile (Jesse Stone) here. To find out more information or to view another item in this category, click next Mystery & Thrillers. To go back to where you were looking, use the "you are here" links below. Thank you for shopping at audiobookoncd.com!

High Profile (Jesse Stone)
Available from Amazon
Price: $21.86
Updated on 12-13-2008.

Features

Audio CD

Publisher: Random House Audio; Unabridged edition (February 13, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0739318683

ISBN-13: 978-0739318683

Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces ()

From Publishers Weekly
A storm of media attention rains down on the small town of Paradise, Mass., and local police chief Jesse Stone when a famous national talk show host is shot and left hanging from a tree. To add to his troubles, Stone's ex-wife, Jennifer, is seeking his protection against a stalker/rapist. Overwhelmed, Stone asks current girlfriend, Boston PI Sunny Randall, to watch over Jennifer while he tries to solve the two murders. Over the years Parker has honed his writing into its own minimalist art form, conveying more meaning in one line than many authors do with pages of prose. Unfortunately, Sowers doesn't handle that prose as well as one might hope. At times his character voices run together, making it difficult to distinguish which character is talking in a scene. And, even though he has a fine speaking voice, he misses the clipped, cynical delivery that gives the Parker books their cool, dry wit.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From Booklist
*Starred Review* Walton Weeks is a one-man media empire. He hosts a popular national radio gabfest, writes a newspaper column, and churns out best-selling books. At least he did until someone shot him and left him hanging from a tree in Paradise, Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter, the body of Weeks' pregnant lover is discovered in a nearby dumpster. Paradise police chief Jesse Stone fends off pressure from the governor and the state police in order to solve the high-profile case with the resources of his 12-person force. The potential suspects include two ex-wives, a widow, a bodyguard, and assorted staff members. Stone's problem is determining a motive. In a parallel plot, Stone attends to the needs of his ex-wife, Jenn, who alleges she was raped and claims she is being stalked by her attacker. Unable to cope with the murders and the rape, Stone calls on private investigator Sunny Randall--a sometime lover--to help with Jenn. Obsessive, sometimes unhealthy love is a recurring theme in Parker's work. In his Spenser novels, the protagonist and his lover have come through the tough times intact. Stone and Jenn have a strong but deleterious bond and are in the midst of a trying emotional journey to an unknown destination. This is Parker's most complex, ambitious novel in years. Spenser is always the toughest, coolest guy in the room. Jesse Stone sometimes seems like the toughest, coolest guy in the room, but he knows he's not. Great reading from an old hand who hasn't lost his touch. Wes Lukowsky
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: High Profile (Jesse Stone) (Hardcover) I'm sorry to be so negative, the only reason it got one star was that there was no option for NO stars. I have been a RBP fan for many, many years and eagerly awaited the publication of the next of the series, be is Spenser, Sunny, or Jesse. After finishing this one, I flat give up on Jesse. The man is a fool. I agree wholeheartedly with the earlier mention of moving on. Cher should walk up to Jesse and deliver her infamous "Moonstruck" slap to him: "Snap out of it!" I don't care how much you THINK you love someone, it makes no sense -- and very little literary entertainment -- to continue to be such a total dupe. Yes, I like Jesse the police chief; I do not like Jesse the whiner. At all. If someone keeps carrying this hot a torch for such a manipulative, narcissistic ex-wife, he needs more than just psychotherapy -- he needs a lobotomy! Parker's books for years have had wide margins, larger than normal type, and thicker pages -- obvious padding for basically a short story or novella. Hey, we live in a capitalistic society and if he can keep selling 'em, fine. But I stopped buying quite a few years ago and now check 'em out of the library. Until he gets back to the quality of Looking for Rachel Wallace and Early Autumn, for Spenser, along with Sunny and Jesse, I won't be buying his books. Right now, I'm not sure I have any interest in reading them. Very disappointing.

High Profile (Jesse Stone)
List Price: $29.95
Available from Amazon
Price: $21.86
Updated on 12-13-2008.