Jesse Stone book 1 · 1997
Night Passage
Jesse Stone, fired from the Los Angeles police for drinking, becomes police chief of the small town of Paradise, Massachusetts, and finds the town is rotten.
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Book facts
- Author
- Robert B. Parker
- Series
- Jesse Stone, book 1 of 9
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Paradise, Massachusetts
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Night Passage on screen
- Jesse Stone TV films (2005–2015, tv film, CBS, then Hallmark). Tom Selleck plays the troubled former Los Angeles detective who becomes police chief of the small Massachusetts town of Paradise.
Who is in Night Passage
3 recurring or key characters from Robert B. Parker’s chart. Introduces Jesse Stone, Molly Crane and Suitcase Simpson.
Lead 1
- Jesse StoneFirst appearanceFormer LAPD detective, police chief of Paradise, Massachusetts
Minor and cameo 2
- Molly CraneFirst appearanceOfficer in Paradise
- Suitcase SimpsonFirst appearanceOfficer in Paradise
Also featuring these characters
Other Robert B. Parker books that share the most characters with Night Passage.
- Death in Paradise2001 · Jesse Stone · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Stone Cold2003 · Jesse Stone · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sea Change2006 · Jesse Stone · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- High Profile2007 · Jesse Stone · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon