Robert B. Parker's Damned If You Do

Excellent read. Another really good Jesse Stone Whodunit.

Not a good continuation. The characters in this are are bones. Without having read 4-5 previous novels in this series you don't get the robust idiosyncratic touches that make a great Parker novel. From Jess, who seems almost thuggish, to all the other cops like Molly & Suit just bare bones dialogue. No physical descriptions. One of the great characters in this series is the psychiatrist friend. As written here, he is of no interest. it's as if they edited out any descriptions. Thumbs down waste of money.

Rip off. Too short!!!! And seemed like jessie was spencer

Big change of the jesse stone books. None of the old sites, Grey Gull Rest,the view of boats in the harbor,the small town,now motels,hospitals,no more selectman with chairman hasty Hathaway . Big disappointment.

The cover says "A Jesse Stone Novel" but rarely is there a sighting of the real Jesse Stone in this book at all. This is the first book since Robert B. Parker's death that you can REALLY tell that he didn't write it. You could tell a bit in the others, but it was not so distinct. In this book, it seems as though the only thing carried over from the original Jesse Stone novels is the name Jesse Stone, which is odd because the last two Jesse Stone novels by Michael Brandman captured the character pretty well. Supporting characters are given little to do, and the main character acts so out of character that you feel as though you are reading about him for the first time. Also for the first time, I am really sorry that I bought a book that had Robert B Parker's name on the cover, which is sad because he didn't write it, and his characters don't deserve for readers to feel that way. If you're looking for Jesse Stone don't look for him in this book, because the person using his name in this story is an imposter who looks the other way on things like murder and prostitution, even if they happen to his friends. And don't look for Molly, Suitcase, Dix, Healy or any other character you care about from this world, unless you like reading about some of your favourite characters getting coffee, doughnuts, and asking stupid questions. From now on I'll be "screening" these books before I actually buy them. $10.99 is too much money for a book this bad.