**In this brilliant novel in Robert B. Parker's New York Times
bestselling series, police chief Jesse Stone faces a ruthless hit man.
**
All is quiet in Paradise, except for a spate of innocuous vandalism.
Good thing, too, because Jesse Stone is preoccupied with the women in
his life, both past and present. As his ex-wife Jenn is about to marry a
Dallas real-estate tycoon, Jesse isn't too sure his relationship with
former FBI agent Diana Evans is built to last. But those concerns get
put on the back burner when a major Boston crime boss is brutally
murdered. Despite all evidence to the contrary, Jesse suspects it's the
work of Mr. Peepers, a psychotic assassin who has caused trouble for
Jesse in the past.
Peepers has long promised revenge against the mob, Jesse, and Suit for
their roles in foiling one of his hits--and against Jenn as well. And
though Jesse and Jenn have long parted ways, Jesse still feels
responsible for her safety. Jesse and Diana head to Dallas for the
wedding and, along with the tycoon's security team, try to stop Peepers
before the bill comes due. With Peepers toying with the authorities as
to when and where he'll strike, Jesse is up against the wall. Still,
there's a debt to pay and blood to be spilled to satisfy it. But whose
blood, and just how much?