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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Three starts because nobody writes like Robert B. Parker, but I did find this book enjoyable and at times could pretend he wrote it.
Almost as good as Parker. I have been reading the Jesse Stone series since the beginning and Parker gave Jesse an edginess that Brandman hasn't quite reached. Still it was good to catch up with some old friends.
3 out of 5 Stars.
The novel was about Police Chief Jesse Stone, and his endeavor to solve two crimes and help out a teenage girl.
I did not think this book was bad it just was not the most amazing book I've read either.
I did like the pace in the book. The quick pace and easy read were do to the authors extensive use of dialog which I enjoyed. Its a nice change to heavy descriptive writing which I've been reading lately. I enjoyed the ending of this book too. I had a few complaints for this novel. There was no major issues discovered in the first third of the novel. I also didn't like how all of the crimes were easy to solve with very few plot twist. I however think this would be a strong point for someone new to crime fiction or to someone who doesn't enjoy deductive reasoning but enjoys not fully knowing what is going to happen.
This book was a quick read, and i't didn't have much substance to it. It would make a great read for a day in the park, a bath, or laying by the pool. You can just relax and read without having to worry if you might have missed something.
I would recommend this novel to anyone looking for a quick read or someone who wants to get into crime novels but isn't looking for something heavy yet.
The novel was about Police Chief Jesse Stone, and his endeavor to solve two crimes and help out a teenage girl.
I did not think this book was bad it just was not the most amazing book I've read either.
I did like the pace in the book. The quick pace and easy read were do to the authors extensive use of dialog which I enjoyed. Its a nice change to heavy descriptive writing which I've been reading lately. I enjoyed the ending of this book too. I had a few complaints for this novel. There was no major issues discovered in the first third of the novel. I also didn't like how all of the crimes were easy to solve with very few plot twist. I however think this would be a strong point for someone new to crime fiction or to someone who doesn't enjoy deductive reasoning but enjoys not fully knowing what is going to happen.
This book was a quick read, and i't didn't have much substance to it. It would make a great read for a day in the park, a bath, or laying by the pool. You can just relax and read without having to worry if you might have missed something.
I would recommend this novel to anyone looking for a quick read or someone who wants to get into crime novels but isn't looking for something heavy yet.
Not as good as an original Parker, but adequate. OK for the treadmill...
Jesse Stone encounters Hollywood in his own backyard, along with a jealous husband. Sub-plot with a juvenile delinquent he begins to save, a la Spenser and Paul Giacomin, though far less satisfying.
Jesse Stone encounters Hollywood in his own backyard, along with a jealous husband. Sub-plot with a juvenile delinquent he begins to save, a la Spenser and Paul Giacomin, though far less satisfying.
The pace and the tone of the book is like the Hallmark movies. even they are doing detective work its calming. Jesse is human hes not arrgont, not threatning and if e is its in a calm way. I could visualize Tom Sellec as Jesse Stone. Enjoyed the book.
Another excellent Jesse Stone written by Michael Brandman. Paradise is being overrun by a Los Angeles film company and Jesse witnesses an accident caused by a rich teenager who was texting and ran a stop sign. Leading off with the classic, "Do you know who I am?" arrogance, she's the daughter of a wealthy contributor to the DA's election campaign so the charges Jesse files don't stick very well, and he makes it his mission to make her life a bit miserable. (All in the guise of doing what’s best for the poor little troubled girl so misunderstood by her parents -- a theme I found beyond fanciful.)
A concurrent plot involves threats on the life of the film star by her estranged husband. The plots are hardly novel; it’s the characters and their relationships that make them enjoyable.
I’ve listened to all of these post-Parker Jesse Stone novels and the reader is very good. They’re all pure fantasy, however, not to be confused in any way with real life. But that’s OK.
A concurrent plot involves threats on the life of the film star by her estranged husband. The plots are hardly novel; it’s the characters and their relationships that make them enjoyable.
I’ve listened to all of these post-Parker Jesse Stone novels and the reader is very good. They’re all pure fantasy, however, not to be confused in any way with real life. But that’s OK.