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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. Crow managed to escape with a boatload of cash, never to be seen again. Until now.
When Crow shows up in Jesse's office some 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 asking him to stay out of the 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 pro like Crow, but there are complications. Amber, now living in squalor with her mother, Fiona, is mixed up with members of a Latino gang. And when Louis orders Crow to kill Fiona before heading back to Amber, he can't follow through. Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn't kill women. It's up to Jessie to provide protection.
Meanwhile, Jesse's on-again, off-again relationship with ex-wife Jenn picks up steam as she investigates the gang problem for her TV station. As she and Jesse dig deeper, the danger escalates. The life of a teenage girl hangs in the balance, and saving Amber could be the miracle Jesse and Jenn need for themselves, too.
When Crow shows up in Jesse's office some 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 asking him to stay out of the 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 pro like Crow, but there are complications. Amber, now living in squalor with her mother, Fiona, is mixed up with members of a Latino gang. And when Louis orders Crow to kill Fiona before heading back to Amber, he can't follow through. Crow may be a bad guy, but he doesn't kill women. It's up to Jessie to provide protection.
Meanwhile, Jesse's on-again, off-again relationship with ex-wife Jenn picks up steam as she investigates the gang problem for her TV station. As she and Jesse dig deeper, the danger escalates. The life of a teenage girl hangs in the balance, and saving Amber could be the miracle Jesse and Jenn need for themselves, too.
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Raised and sheltered by her Aunt Sophie, Laura Carroll's life has been comfortable but uneventful until the conditions contained in her aunt's will plunge her into an exotic setting where she doesn't know the language. There she is as bored as she knew she would be and out of books to read when she finds a Prince Charming named Esteban, who works in the palatial hotel, but she can't talk to him! They devise a charade of signals, words, and phrases each of them know in Spanish and English and body language. Their easy and fun relationship and grows into love as Laura tries to find out more about him. Just as Esteban tells Laura he loves her, he receives a mysterious message and leaves. When Esteban doesn't return by the time Laura has to leave, she returns home broken-hearted. Who summoned Esteban away from her, and will he ever return? Will she ever see him again? Can their love endure? Jackie Griffey fell in love with books before she started writing and has written novels in the cozy mystery, horror, romance-suspense, and contemporary genres. She and her family live in Arkansas with a big cat whose main talent is finding places to relax in the sun, a tiny Chihuahua with a long list of stuff to bark at, and lots of books. She is currently working on another cozy mystery.
About the Author:
Robert B. Parker is the author of more than fifty books. He lives in Boston. Visit his website at www.robertparker.net.
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- PublisherQuercus Publishing Plc
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1847242480
- ISBN 13 9781847242488
- BindingPaperback
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