Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay

Mystery Detective Fiction Noir Psychological Thriller

Description

Police Chief Jesse Stone is pulled into a deadly web of organized crime, kidnapping, and murder when a young couple’s ill-fated escape at a vacation home sets off a chain of violence in Paradise. At the same time, a psychotic contract killer known as Mr. Peepers resurfaces, determined to collect a long-standing debt and settle a personal score with Jesse. As powerful criminals, federal agents, lawyers, and old acquaintances converge, Jesse must confront threats from both outside and within—including lingering doubts about the baseball career he never had and the toll his drinking has taken. Combining hard-boiled suspense with sharp psychological insight, the novel explores loyalty, regret, revenge, and the difficult price of responsibility.