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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?

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Praise for Robert B. Parker´s Debt to Pay

"His best to date."-Kirkus Reviews

"Coleman isn´t afraid to alter the status quo in his taut third continuation of Parker´s series featuring small-town police chief Jesse Stone...a complex cat and mouse game that will keep readers turning pages."-Publishers Weekly

"Coleman, a three-time Shamus winner, crafts a suspenseful, clever thriller that moves at breakneck speed."-Booklist

"Coleman, a multiple award-winning author, admirably succeeds in capturing Parker´s creative style, using crisp dialogue and short chapters to maintain the reader´s attention...the talented author never falters."-Lansing State Journal

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Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch Westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.

Reed Farrel Coleman is the author of the New York Times bestselling Robert B. Parker´s Jesse Stone series. He has published twenty-five previous novels, including nine books in the critically acclaimed Moe Prager series, and most recently, Where It Hurts featuring Gus Murphy. A three-time winner of the Shamus Award, he has also won the Anthony, Macavity, Barry, and Audie Awards. Coleman lives with his family on Long Island.

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