Robert B. Parkers Blind Spot (Jesse Stone, #13)

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Coleman keeps the characters and the somber atmosphere but makes the book his own stylistically Booklist Police Chief Jesse Stone is back in the remarkable new installment of the New York Times bestselling series. It s been a long time since Jesse Stone left L.A., and still longer since the tragic injury that ruined his chances for a major league baseball career When Jesse is invited to a reunion of his old Triple A team at a hip New York city hotel, he is forced to grapple with his memories and regrets over what might have been.Jesse left behind him than unresolved feelings about the play that ended his baseball career The darkly sensuous Kayla, his former girlfriend and current wife of an old teammate is there in New York, too As is Kayla s friend, Dee, an otherworldly beauty with secret regrets of her own But Jesse s time at the reunion is cut short when, in Paradise, a young woman is found murdered and her boyfriend, a son of one of the town s most prominent families, is missing and presumed kidnapped.Though seemingly coincidental, there is a connection between the reunion and the crimes back in Paradise As Jesse, Molly, and Suit hunt for the killer and for the missing son, it becomes clear that one of Jesse s old teammates is intimately involved in the crimes That there are deadly forces working below the surface and just beyond the edge of their vision Sometimes, that s where the danger comes from, and where real evil lurks Not out in the light but in your blind spot. 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Parkers Blind Spot (Jesse Stone, #13) [ Author ] Reed Farrel Coleman [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Blind Spot opens with the chief of police in Paradise, Ma., Jesse Stone, in New York for a reunion with men he played baseball with in his youth, before succumbing to injury Not only did it rob him of his opportunity to play for the Dodgers, he also lost his girlfriend Kayla to his teammate Vic Prado, who is hosting the reunion Coasting off his sporting achievements Prado fronts a business empire for crime boss Mike Frazetta, and needs a word with Jesse in private Kayla is there of course, bu Blind Spot opens with the chief of police in Paradise, Ma., Jesse Stone, in New York for a reunion with men he played baseball with in his youth, before succumbing to injury Not only did it rob him of his opportunity to play for the Dodgers, he also lost his girlfriend Kayla to his teammate Vic Prado, who is hosting the reunion Coasting off his sporting achievements Prado fronts a business empire for crime boss M...Intensely disappointing is the only way I can describe my feelings toward this Jesse Stone novel I was really enjoying the direction the previous ghost writer was taking the Jesse Stone character and to me it seemed to be in the same direction that Robert B Parker was taking the character as well Michael Brandman put his own unique advancement on the character, but it fit In fact, it fit extremely well.As a continuation of the story this novel and how it depicts a completely alcoholic and Intensely disappointing is the only way I can describe my feelings toward this Jesse Stone novel I was really enjoying the direction the previous ghost writer was taking the Jesse Stone character and to me it seemed to be in the same direction that Robert B Parker was taking the character as well Michael Brandman put his own unique advancement on the character, but it fit In fact, it fit extremely well.As a continuation of the story this novel and how it depicts a completely alcoholic and unsympathetic Jesse Stone is ...I found this totally depressing The characters were from the Jesse Stone series, but the style lacked the spark of Robert Parker It was much wordier and longer I felt like I had been wallowing in the sewer for a long time, and then the threat on the last page I doubt I ll read anyof this series.Robert Parker was one of my favorites This author makes an initial impression that is almost viable in terms of dialogue, but the Jesse banter quickly falls off into something tired He overworks the plot on Suit Three characters have almost identical relationship traits The violence was b...Robert B Parker s Blind Spot by Reed Farrel Coleman.I was browsing through the CD s at the main Clearwater Public Library when my eyes saw a gold mine A Jesse Stone book on CD I thought I had read all there was to read of that fabulous Chief in Paradise but this was actually written by another So I thought I would give it a try.Sensational M...Of all Robert Parker s creations I like the Jesse Stone series the best A couple of authors have attempted to continue the series, including Michael Brandman and now Reed Farrel Coleman, author of the Moe Prager series I haven t tried that series but will I know some people disagree, but I think Coleman has better captured Jesse than Brandman The interaction between Molly and Jesse is spot on.We get a littleback story on what happened to Jesse in the minor leagues as he agrees to go to Of all Robert Parker s creations I like the Jesse Stone series the best A couple of authors have attempted to continue the series, including Michael Brandman and now Reed Farrel Col...As a huge fan of the late Robert B Parker s work first and foremost, the Spenser series and to a somewhat lesser extent, those featuring Jesse Stone, I was really, really hoping this one would be as top notch as possible given that Parker didn t write it It s the 13th Stone installment and the first by Reed Farrel Coleman following several by Michael Brandman.But while Brandman came close to capturing Parker s voice, Coleman fallsthan a bit short That said, if I could give it 3 1 2 st As a huge fan of the late Robert B Parker s work first and foremost, the Spenser series and to a somewhat lesser extent, those featuring Jesse Stone, I was really, really hoping this one would be as top notch as possible given that Parker didn t write it It s the 13th Stone installment and the first by Reed Farrel Coleman following several by Michael Brandman.But while Brandman came close to capturing Parker s voice, Coleman fallsthan a bit short That said, if I could give it 3 1 2 stars, I would I certainly didn t not enjoy it The story line, in fact, wasn t bad at all all my disappointment is focused on Jesse s dialogue not quite as crisp and blunt as usual and page after page...Decades ago, looking forandauthors who wrote good detective novels, I discovered the disciple of Raymond Chandler, Robert B Parker His stories were not the whodunits I love, but his style and characters caught me I was a Spenser, Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone fan.With Parker s passing, the estate has permitted authors to mimic Parker s minimalist hard bitten style and keep the characters going Some of these efforts have beenthan passable BLIND SPOT is not one of them.It nei Decades ago, looking forandauthors who wrote good detective novel...What a pleasant surprise to find Jesse Stone again Coleman has picked up the reins from the late Robert B Parker and brought the series back to life Stone is the same tough, flawed, likeable guy that Parker created, with perhaps a littleintospection but not so much that the story turns sappy.I enjoyed the twists and turns of the story, although the switches in point of view were a little hard to follow at the start Once into the third chapter, the minor confusion resolved and I was a What a pleasant surprise to find Jesse Stone again Coleman has picked up the reins from the late Robert B Parker and brought the series back to life Stone is the same tough, flawed, likeable guy that Parker created, with perhaps a littleintospection but not so much that the story turns sappy.I enjoyed the twists and turns of the story, although the switches in point of view were a little hard to fo...I love the character of Jesse Stone He holds no punches and keeps everything close to the vest when it comes to an investigation The difference between this book and the others in the series, is that this one has way to much description of things It s actually overly descriptive But it s a great story A baseball reunio...

Robert B. Parkers Blind Spot (Jesse Stone, #13)
  • 24 March 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 339 pages
  • 0399169458
  • Reed Farrel Coleman
  • Robert B. Parkers Blind Spot (Jesse Stone, #13)