Are you just being recalcitrant?

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Split Image by Robert B. Parker - I came to Robert Parker very late in his career. The man had written over 60 books upon his death and was known as one of the kings of American crime fiction. This is one of the Jesse Stone novels. I got into Jesse Stone simply because of the Tom Selleck TV movies filmed in Halifax. Yup, Tom Selleck. Anyway, all the books are a little formulaic and more dialogue than anything, but they are fun.