Stranger in Paradise

Mystery Detective Fiction Noir Psychological Thriller

Description

When professional hit man Wilson “Crow” Cromartie returns to Paradise, Massachusetts, he brings a dangerous request for Police Chief Jesse Stone: help retrieve a troubled teenage girl from her mother and return her to her wealthy father. But the assignment becomes more complicated when Crow is ordered to eliminate a witness—and finds that even he has limits. As Jesse navigates gang ties, old crimes, fractured families, and his own unsettled personal life, he must decide how far to intervene in a case involving a killer who once terrorized the town. Taut, fast-paced, and driven by sharp dialogue, this crime novel explores loyalty, moral compromise, and the uneasy boundaries between justice and protection.