High Profile / Robert B. Parker / 290 pages / Deceased Author November Challenge

Chief of Police Jesse Stone is pressured to quickly solve two homicides in Paradise, Massachusetts.  A controversial talk show host was hung from a tree on the outskirts of the city and his current (pregnant) girlfriend's dead body was discovered several days later in a dumpster.  Suspects are legion, including four ex-wives.  While Jesse is investigating this high profile case, he asks his girlfriend, Sonny Randall, to serve as bodyguard to his ex-wife, Jennifer, who claims a recent rape and a stalker.  Parker's intricate plot machinations and Sonny's interactions with Stone's ex-wife provide excellent counter balance in this prime time thriller.