{"product_id":"9781901982572","title":"Night Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Jesse Stone Mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a busted marriage kicks his drinking problems into overdrive and the LAPD unceremoniously dump him, 35-year-old Jesse Stone's future looks bleak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo he's shocked when a small Massachusetts town called Paradise hires him as their police chief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce on board he doesn't have to look for trouble in Paradise - it comes to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor what is on the surface a quiet New England community quickly proves to be a crucible of political and moral corruption - replete with triple homicide, tight Boston mob ties, flamboyantly errant spouses, maddened militiamen and a psychopath-about-town who has fixed his violent sights on the new lawman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe finds he must test his mettle and powers of command to emerge a local hero - or the deadest of dupes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'as richly novelistic as anything Parker has ever written ...light, shade, texture, and complexity'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Dyer, \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The spare style of Parker's third-person narrative cleans the air' Marilyn Stasio, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A novel as fresh as it is bold ... Stone is a complex and consistently interesting new protagonist'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Parker has always been a master of razor-sharp and witty dialogue, hard-driving suspense and memorable characterization. His Jesse Stone series promises to match if not excel the Spenser novels. \u003cem\u003eNight Passage\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning debut.' \u003cem\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert B Parker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47972722049173,"sku":"9781901982572","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781901982572.png?v=1789020128","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781901982572","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}