A review by tunesmithnw
Robert B. Parker's The Bitterest Pill by Reed Farrel Coleman, Robert B. Parker

3.0

This was another good installment in the saga of Parker's Jesse Stone. I have been disappointed in the way Coleman has changed the character of Jesse Stone. Stone no longer has a dog, he has moved into an updated home, gone is the quaint feel of the small town Police Chief who occasionally ran speed traps and argued with the selectmen. It feels as if Coleman is gentrifying Jesse Stone. I have no problem with Stone going through alcohol rehab and having a son, but otherwise leave his character the way Parker created him.