After successfully taking down a white militia group in his first six months on the job in Paradise, Jesse Stone has already made his mark on his new town. His ex-wife Jenn has moved to the area to complicate his love and lust life. A new couple shows up to buy a place on the exclusive Stiles Island, but they are not what they seem. They are setting a plan to take control of the island, rob the bank and the residents and get away with millions of dollars. Jesse also deals with a juvenile arson case and a very active love (or at least extreme like) life which is the source of much amusement for his staff.
The second book of the series is as satisfying as the first. It will be interesting to see when the stories become less fleshed out. This book introduces characters and situations that were referenced in one of the later books I've read, so I was able to get more of that backstory. As I expected, I'm not really enjoying the Jenn aspect of the series. She seems to be entirely too needy and not quite a good person. It's hard for me to understand his total devotion to her. Maybe it's just that Parker couldn't write the personal aspect as well as the work and action ones. In any case, I'll take a short break from the series to read something else.
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