Jesse Stone is just relishing another win with his softball team when he discovers a girl's body facedown in a nearby lake. Before long it becomes clear that the girl had a taste for the wild life; her own parents can't be bothered to report her missing, or even admit that she was once their child. All Jesse has to go on is a young man's school ring on a gold chain, and a hunch or two. 'Nobody does it better than Parker' - Sunday Times 'Very readable, slick and professional' - Evening Standard 'Brilliant overdrive' - Literary Review