02478cam a2200385 i 4500 626152750 TxAuBib 20190912120000.0 190315s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019011107 9780399574979 hardcover 0399574972 hardcover (OCoLC)1080275101 DLC DLC eng eng rda rda rda DLC OCLCF rda DLC TP7 O2C DLC OCLCO T3Q OCO TXDPL TxAuBib OCLCF TP7 O2C DLC OCLCO T3Q OCO TXDPL TxAuBib rda Coleman, Reed Farrel, 1956-, author. Robert B. Parker's the bitterest pill / Reed Farrel Coleman. Bitterest pill. New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] 352 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Jesse Stone ; 18 Sequel to: Colorblind. Based on characters created by Robert B. Parker. "The opioid epidemic has reached Paradise, and Police Chief Jesse Stone must rush to stop the devastation in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker's New York Times-bestselling series. When a popular high school cheerleader dies of a suspected heroin overdose, it becomes clear that the opioid epidemic has spread even to the idyllic town of Paradise. It will be up to police chief Jesse Stone to unravel the supply chain and unmask the criminals behind it, and the investigation has a clear epicenter: Paradise High School. Home of the town's best and brightest future leaders and its most vulnerable down-and-out teens, it's a rich and bottomless market for dealers out of Boston looking to expand into the suburbs. But when it comes to drugs, the very people Jesse is trying to protect are often those with the most to lose. As he digs deeper into the case, he finds himself battling self-interested administrators, reluctant teachers, distrustful schoolkids, and overprotective parents. and at the end of the line are the true bad guys, the ones with a lucrative business they'd kill to protect"--Provided by publisher. 20190912. Stone, Jesse Fictitious character Fiction. Police chiefs Fiction. Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Fiction. Jesse Stone ; 18. TXAAL