Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Series, Book #7) by Robert B. Parker
Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Series, Book #7) by Robert B. Parker
The last time Jesse Stone, police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts, saw Wilson "Crow" Cromartie, the Apache hit man was racing away in a speedboat after executing one of the most lucrative and deadly heists in the town's history, plotting to capture Stiles Island, a wealthy enclave off the Paradise coast by blowing up the connecting bridge. People were killed, while Crow escaped with a boatload of cash.
But when Crow shows up in Jesse's office ten years after the crime, it's not to turn himself in. Crow is on another job, and this time he's asking for Jesse's help -- by telling him to stay out of his way.
Crow's mission is simple: find young Amber Francisco and bring her back to her father, Louis, in Florida. It should be an easy payday for a prow like Crow, but there are unforeseen complications. Amber, now living in squalor with her mother, Fiona, is mixed up with a gang. But when Louis orders Crow to kill Fiona before heading back with Amber, he can't follow through. Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn't kill women. It's up to Jesse to provide protection -- saving both Amber and Fiona in the process.
G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, SOFTCOVER, 2008
THIS IS A BRAND NEW BOOK.