This is actually the 5th book in the Sunny Randall series. And, yes, I have already read them all. So, Sunny is a former police officer and she works as a private detective. Her ex-husband is Richie Burke who is from a criminal family. Her father is a retired police officer.
In the Jesse Stone books I have read, Sunny makes several appearances and is always a love interest with Jesse.
To imagine her appearance, she is in her 30’s, she is blond, she is beautiful, and she has a dog by her side. Plus, she carries a gun or guns!
In this book, Sunny is introduced to Jesse for the first time. I won’t get into specifics, but they work (and eventually have sex) together to solve a crime.
The one thing I didn’t like was that it’s very predictable. But, I still enjoy reading them as I like to see who did it and who if anybody helped Sunny solve it. Was it Richie or his father Desmond or uncle Felix (both are mob guys, but Richie claims he is clean and runs a legitimate business with no mob money)? Was it Spike (he is a friend of Sunny’s and is often seen a her protector when needed. Oh, Spike is gay and is one of her best friends.
There are 12 books in the series, with Robert Parker writing the first 6. Mike Lupica and Alison Gaylin continued the series after Parker passed away.
