Reviews

Stone Cold by Robert B. Parker

qu33nofbookz's review against another edition

2.0

I do believe 1/3 of this book is the word "said". Also, this book was published in 2003 but its characters act and have relationships and the crimes are treated like it's the late 1960's or early 1970's. The author is very much and man of his time and he got stuck in his formative years personality-wise and never left and it shows in his characters and how they interact. I'll give the next one a shot but if it's like this one I may have to give up as so far this series has been just ho-hum for me so far with mild irritation but not terrible enough to give up yet.

chazbot72's review against another edition

5.0

Good book. It's obvious in this one that Mr. Parker has gotten comfortable with his characters, and even manages to convey the small town feel. I love Jesse Stone - who looks like Tom Selleck, of course - and the regular cast of characters, but, really, can't we drop Jenn off a cliff or something?

erincataldi's review against another edition

4.0

I think I mostly love this series because the narrator (Robert Forester) is so compelling. He could read a dictionary and I would be enthralled. Stone Cold is the fourth novel in the Jesse Stone series. Personally, I have only read the third one and the fourth one but these really do act as standalone novels so I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. Jesse Stone tackles his most challenging case yet - tracking down a pair of serial killers that love to kill together. As the murders keep rising in Paradise - the pressure mounts on Jesse. Can he find them? Can he stay sober? Compelling, but not surprising - the characters are more important than the plot. I am even more intrigued to check out the movie adaptations now.

marksbookreviews's review against another edition

5.0

This is the 4th book in the Jesse Stone series, and one of the main reasons I am reading it is that after Robert Parker passed away, a few other authors have continued the series. There are also movies (which aren’t great, but it keeps me amused) starring Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone and Viola Davis as Molly Crane.

I like the character of Jesse Stone and the way he does his police work. He is like a normal person as he likes to drink (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), he sees a shrink, he is still in love (he thinks) with his ex-wife (who moved to be closer to him), and he likes to flirt with the ladies.

I don’t think I am going to keep reviewing every book, but I will when the author changes as I think it will be interesting to see if the style of writing changes. I will still mark them read on Goodreads and will rate them.

patsycathcart's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lesliesewcrafty's review against another edition

3.0

Listened to this on audiobook and found myself enjoying the story but not enjoying hearing "Jesse said" "____ said" all the time. The dialogue was good enough that you really don't need to hear who said what because it was pretty obvious.

boleary30's review against another edition

4.0

The usual great cast of characters, with a great case and opposing characters.

scott_a_miller's review against another edition

5.0

Another fantastic read from Parker. Stone is a great character. The book was great despite the fact that everything was right out front, no real mystery at all. That’s pretty incredible writing.

shelleyrae's review against another edition

3.0

I prefer the Spenser series but still an enjoyable read

lisaarnsdorf's review against another edition

2.0

The various cases that Jesse Stone and gang solved were interesting. But the book had an utter lack of emotion, which bothered me when ongoing characters were killed. Mixed feelings about this book.