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Title details for Split Image by Robert B. Parker - Available

Split Image

#9 in series

by Robert B. Parker
James Naughton
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The body in the trunk was just the beginning.
           
Turns out the stiff was a foot soldier for local tough guy Reggie Galen, now enjoying a comfortable “retirement” with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, in the nicest part of Paradise. Living next door are Knocko Moynihan and his wife, Robbie, who also happens to be Rebecca’s twin. But what initially appears to be a low-level mob hit takes on new meaning when a high-ranking crime figure is found dead on Paradise Beach.
           
Stressed by the case, his failed relationship with his ex-wife, and his ongoing battle with the bottle, Jesse needs something to keep him from spinning out of control. When private investigator Sunny Randall comes into town on a case, she asks for Jesse’s help. As their professional and personal relationships become intertwined, both Jesse and Sunny realize that they have much in common with both their victims and their suspects—and with each other.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Jesse Stone

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    February 23, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780307704719
      • File size: 135041 KB
      • Duration: 04:41:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 21, 2009
      Bestseller Parker's enjoyable ninth novel featuring Paradise, Mass., police chief Jesse Stone (after Night and Day
      ), focuses on Stone's deepening connection with PI Sunny Randall, the star of her own series (Spare Change
      , etc.). Both Jesse and Sunny are still recovering from failed relationships, and Parker does a nice job of integrating their separate therapy sessions (in Sunny's case, with Susan Silverman, the significant other of Parker's best-known detective, Spenser) with two criminal investigations. The parents of 18-year-old Cheryl DeMarco ask Sunny for help in getting Cheryl out of a religious cult, while Stone probes the gunshot murder of Petrov Ognowski, a mob soldier whose boss, Reggie Galen, is the next-door neighbor of another gangster. Neither case is particularly compelling on its own, but they effectively serve as plot devices for the main characters to understand more about themselves and each other.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      James Naughton is a frequent narrator of Parker's Jesse Stone novels, and his vocal characterization of Stone is excellent. The Paradise, Massachusetts, police chief is involved in two criminal investigations: one with PI Sunny Randall, involving a religious cult, and the other the murder of mob enforcer Petrov Ognowski. Naughton delivers the banter between Jesse and Sunny in a warm, jovial manner that adds a homey element to their friendly relationship. Parker's novels focus on character, and Naughton creates unique and likable voices for all the supporting characters, including Stone's subordinates Molly Crane and Suitcase Simpson. Naughton maintains the leisurely persona of Stone yet instills tension and drive into the story. S.C.A. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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