{"product_id":"robert-b-parkers-the-hangmans-sonnet-9780425280263","title":"Robert B. Parker's the Hangman's Sonnet","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe stellar new novel in Robert B. Parker's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series featuring Paradise police chief Jesse Stone.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJesse Stone, still reeling from the murder of his fiancée by crazed assassin Mr. Peepers, must keep his emotions in check long enough to get through the wedding day of his loyal protégé, Suitcase Simpson. The morning of the wedding, Jesse learns that a gala 75th birthday party is to be held for folk singer Terry Jester. Jester, once the equal of Bob Dylan, has spent the last forty years in seclusion after the mysterious disappearance of the master recording tape of his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman's Sonnet\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat same morning, an elderly Paradise woman dies while her house is being ransacked. What are the thieves looking for? And what's the connection to Terry Jester and the mysterious missing tape? Jesse's investigation is hampered by hostile politicians and a growing trail of blood and bodies, forcing him to solicit the help of mobster Vinnie Morris and a certain Boston area PI named Spenser. While the town fathers pressure him to avoid a PR nightmare, Jesse must connect the cases before the bodies pile up further.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert B. Parker\u003c\/b\u003e 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. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReed Farrel Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Robert B. Parker's \u003ci\u003eDebt to Pay\u003c\/i\u003e, has been called a \"hard-boiled poet\" by NPR's Maureen Corrigan and the \"noir poet laureate\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published twenty-five previous novels, including nine books in the critically acclaimed Moe Prager series, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eWhat You Break\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749277761810,"sku":"9780425280263","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f152b25-0571-4c29-b52d-d0b89007cb25.jpg?v=1764074948","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/robert-b-parkers-the-hangmans-sonnet-9780425280263","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}