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Split Image (Jesse Stone, No. 9) Review

More of Jesse Stone would be appreciated....we mourn the loss of a peoples author. We'll miss you Robert B.

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Split Image (Jesse Stone, No. 9) Overview

Family ties prove deadly in the brilliant new Jesse Stone novel from New York Times-bestselling author Robert B. Parker.

The body in the trunk was just the beginning.

Turns out the stiff was a foot soldier for local tough guy Reggie Galen, now enjoying a comfortable "retirement" with his beautiful wife, Rebecca, in the nicest part of Paradise. Living next door are Knocko Moynihan and his wife, Robbie, who also happens to be Rebecca's twin. But what initially appears to be a low-level mob hit takes on new meaning when a high-ranking crime figure is found dead on Paradise Beach.

Stressed by the case, his failed relationship with his ex-wife, and his ongoing battle with the bottle, Jesse needs something to keep him from spinning out of control. When private investigator Sunny Randall comes into town on a case, she asks for Jesse's help. As their professional and personal relationships become intertwined, both Jesse and Sunny realize that they have much in common with both their victims and their suspects-and with each other.

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Customer Reviews

Quick -- but not very satisfying -- read - Noneofyourbiz - Oak Park, IL
Reading this after Dr. Parker's passing makes it difficult to review. It's hard to separate the book from the poignancy of the event. Robert Parker was a prolific craftsman, a writer who entertained me for so long and I hold many of his characters close to my heart.

But unfortunately Split Image is not a very good book.

Most of my issues come from the addition of Sunny Randall to a Jesse Stone story. While I like both characters, and have hopes that they can make one another happy, in this book her presence is an annoying distraction.

First of all, her relationship with Susan Silverman made me uncomfortable. What's with the girl-crush? Even after the shrink explains to Sunny why she's so fixated on Silverman's clothes and make up and manner, it's not abated. One wonders why Parker devoted so much space to Sunny's adolescent adoration, and whether somehow Spenser was going to be introduced to some future Sunny story which, unfortunately, we'll never get to see.

I also can't believe that in 21st century Massachusettes, especially among young people like the girl Sunny and Spike try to help, that Spike's homosexuality is even an issue, much less the fascinating curiosity it's presented as here.

And last, there's a scene in this book, where Jesse meets with the women of the religious cult and asks them what's up, that feels like a virtual lift from an earlier story about a Paradise swingers' club.

If you're a fan of either series, you'll want to read this book. Otherwise, I don't think there's much to recommend it.

Split Image - Bruce A. Lane -
As always Robert Parker writes a good story. Robert Parker will be missed, and with him, his characters.

Eh!! - William G. Straub - Silver Spring, MD
Somehow when Parker teams Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall together, it stops being a great read. The story was so, so and the ending was just that. The book ended. I love the Jesse Stone books and have never read any Sunny Randall. Maybe I should get a Sunny Randall book to see what it is like, b/c the two of them just did not "make it" for me. I want to sincerely thank Robert Parker for all the great hours of reading that he has given me for many, many years. Fantastic author and may he rest in eternal peace and his family has my deep condolences. Wonderful author just missed on this one.

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