Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues

Paradise, Massachusetts, is gearing up for the busy summer season when a spate of car thefts places its quiet, tourist-friendly reputation in jeopardy.

Jesse Stone fears an automobile theft gang has set up shop in town, and the silver-tongued, heavy-handed police chief vows to put a stop to their activity.

Almost as soon as he starts tackling this threat, another materializes: one of a more personal nature. An old enemy, hell-bent on revenge, is fresh out of prison.

Thus begins a tale of proactive policing and personal paranoia, in which Stone finds himself defending himself, his patch and - before long - his latest squeeze.

In Killing the Blues, Michael Brandman combines all of Parker's tried and tested ingredients to create a highly enjoyable and authentic Jesse Stone thriller.

“'No one understands what makes Bob Parker's Jesse Stone tick better than Michael Brandman - and Michael is just the writer to carry Jesse into the future' Tom Selleck.”

Tougher, stronger, better educated, and far more amusing than Sam Spade, Phil Marlowe or Lewis Archer Boston Globe
When it comes to detective novels, 90 per cent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it Harlan Coben
Spenser is a constant revelation for even long-time Parker fans Milwaukee Sentinel
One of the great series in the history of the detective story New York Times Book Review
Reading Parker is like swimming downstream in a river of adrenalin Boston Observer
Spenser gives the tribe of hard-boiled wonders a new vitality and complexity Chicago Sun
The sassiest, funniest, most-enjoyable-to-read-about private eye around today . . . the legitimate heir to the Hammett-Chandler-Macdonald tradition Cincinnati Post
Nobody does it better Publishers Weekly
Reading a Spenser novel is like a family reunion - it makes one feel good Library Journal
Tom Selleck

Robert B. Parker is world-renowned as an internationally bestselling author. Born and raised in Massachusetts, he completed a Ph.D. in English at Boston University. He began writing his Spenser novels while teaching at Boston's Northeastern University in 1971. In 1997 he won an Edgar for Best Novel for Promised Land, and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2002. He passed away in January 2010.

Michael Brandman is uniquely qualified to carry the Jesse Stone series into the future. An award-winning producer of more than thirty motion pictures, he collaborated with Robert B. Parker on more than a dozen of them. Brandman produced three Parker-written Spenser films for A&E, and their collaboration continued with the Jesse Stone TV movies currently being broadcast on CBS.

A Boston-based crime organization is in the process of expanding its activities. Their next stop: Paradise, Massachusetts. But Paradise is Jesse Stone's patch. And if the silver-tongued, iron-willed police chief has his way, this stop will be the end of the road.

Paradise, Massachusetts, is gearing up for the busy summer season when a spate of car thefts places its quiet, tourist-friendly reputation in jeopardy. Jesse Stone fears an automobile theft gang has set up shop in town, and the silver-tongued, heavy-handed police chief vows to put a stop to their activity. Almost as soon as he starts tackling this threat, another materializes: one of a more personal nature. An old enemy, hell-bent on revenge, is fresh out of prison. Thus begins a tale of proactive policing and personal paranoia, in which Stone finds himself defending himself, his patch and - before long - his latest squeeze. In Killing the Blues, Michael Brandman combines all of Parker's tried and tested ingredients to create a highly enjoyable and authentic Jesse Stone thriller.

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