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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006

1h 27m

6.9(125 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

TV Movie

Overview

When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled teens.

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Production Companies

Sony Pictures Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Jesse Stone

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Molly Crane

Kohl Sudduth

Kohl Sudduth

Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Lilly Summers

Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

Norman Shaw

John Diehl

John Diehl

Jerry Snyder

Debra Christofferson

Debra Christofferson

Mrs. Snyder

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman

Emily Bishop

Edward Edwards

Edward Edwards

Hank Bishop

Brendan Kelly

Brendan Kelly

Lovey Norris

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Harmon
Produced by: Steven J. Brandman

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