Sea Change (Parker novel)

Sea Change is a crime novel by Robert B. Parker, the fifth in his acclaimed Jesse Stone series.

Synopsis

In Paradise, Massachusetts, the body of serial divorcee Florence Horvarth washes up on the local shore. As Stone investigates her death, he uncovers a shady world of sexual degeneracy involving incest, paedophilia, statutory rape and voyeurism. Stone also finds himself perturbed by the perceived complacency of Florence's parents, Willis and Betsy Plum, and irritated by the idiocy of her twenty year old twin sisters, Corliss and Claudia. Meanwhile, he worries about what impact the case could be having on his tenous relationship with ex-wife Jenn, a local weather girl.

Reception

The novel received a positive response from the majority of critics, including Publishers Weekly, who described the dialogue as "witty, flirtatious, droll and sexually charged".

Tom Selleck received a 2007 Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie" for his performance as Stone.