Books like Night and Day by Robert B. Parker
Police Chief Jesse Stone of Paradise, Massachusetts, is confronted with a scandal when reports of the junior high school principal, Betsy Ingersoll, inspecting students' undergarments reach the station. Ingersoll believes she was protecting student propriety, but her actions threaten her career and raise questions about consent and authority.
At the same time, a tormented voyeur, dubbed the Night Hawk, begins prying into residents' lives, escalating from unseen observation to forced gunpoint lewdness and photographing the victims. Stone must investigate the Night Hawk’s motives and stopping him before the town’s safety is compromised further.
The novel examines the dark side of suburban life and the challenges of ensuring faithfulness in both personal conduct and law enforcement.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Robert B. Parker
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