Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's sonnet
By: Reed Farrel Coleman
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: A Jesse Stone novel; Thorndike Press large print core; Thorndike Press large print core series
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 511
ISBN-13: 9781432843144
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Large type books; Murder; Police chiefs; Fiction
Other titles: Hangman's sonnet
Description: "Jesse Stone, still reeling from the murder of his fiancée by crazed assassin Mr. Peepers, must keep his emotions in check long enough to get through the wedding day of his loyal protégé, Suitcase Simpson. The morning of the wedding, Jesse learns that a gala 75th birthday party is to be held for folk singer Terry Jester. Jester, once the equal of Bob Dylan, has spent the last forty years in seclusion after the mysterious disappearance of the master recording tape of his magnum opus, The Hangman's Sonnet. That same morning, an elderly Paradise woman dies while her house is being ransacked. What are the thieves looking for? And what's the connection to Terry Jester and the mysterious missing tape? Jesse's investigation is hampered by hostile politicians and a growing trail of blood and bodies, forcing him to solicit the help of mobster Vinnie Morris and a certain Boston area PI named Spenser. While the town fathers pressure him to avoid a PR nightmare, Jesse must connect the cases before the bodies pile up further"--