Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues

In Brandman's continuation of Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone series, the Paradise, Mass., police chief must solve a murder case that begins with a series of car thefts and arson, while engaged in a game of cat-and-mouse with a vindictive thug from his past and beginning an affair with a local event planner. James Naughton%E2%80%94who read previous books in the series%E2%80%94provides polished narration. He lends Stone a rugged, understated voice with more than a touch of sarcasm. For Stone's associates%E2%80%94Suitcase Simpson, Molly Crane, and Hasty Hathaway%E2%80%94he uses a hint of a Massachusetts accent. And for the surprisingly agreeable crime boss, Gino Fish, Naughton uses a slightly nasal, tough-guy voice. A Putnam hardcover. (Sept.)