nils borgman

First mate of the Lady Jane anchored in Paradise harbour.

Characters

Jesse Stone

Chief Stone is a former minor league baseball shortstop whose career was cut short by a shoulder injury. He is sure he could have made the big leagues but for that. Hes been a police detective almost ever since - from the start of the series, now mo...
Molly Crane

A recurring character. Police officer. She runs the front desk at Paradise PD HQ. Married to Michael. Eventually she has 4 children. Cute, small with dark hair. In #7, Stranger in Paradise, she meets Crow and thinks that hes a hunk. Her ...
Jennifer Stone

Jenn is the former wife of Jessie. They had met and married in LA where she was an aspiring actress. And separated / divorced. She became a reporter on the east coast, later in New York. They have a complicated relationship....
Luther Suitcase Simpson

An officer with Paradise Police Department. At the start, 22. Single. Anthony DeAngelo is his partner. Another officer he works with is Eddie Cox. His nickname refers to a baseball player who was traded often and thus needed his suitcase. He sometimes get...
Dr. Dix

A family counsellor who specializes in alcoholics. Recommended to Jesse by his former wife Jennifer....
Peter Perkins

A member of the Paradise Police Force. When required, he does crime scene investigation procedures....
Arthur Angstrom

A member of the Paradise Police Force (PPD)....
Nils Borgman

First mate of the Lady Jane anchored in Paradise harbour....
Captain Healy

Homicide Commander with the state police. Very experienced. 41 years a cop. Often the go-to guy when Chief Stone needs assistance. One of the state police officers is Sergeant Vargas....
Rita Fiore

A criminal lawyer with Cone, Oakes. Spensers lawyer. Red hair. A pit bull in court. She likes Spenser. In Kickback, a younger attorney in the firm is Megan Mullen. She gets a civil case in Jesse Stone #2. Loves to play tennis.more...
Humphrey Bogart (goodreads)

A real person. Born 1899, died 1957. Bogie was possibly the greatest star in American cinema through the 1950s. Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon stand out. Married to Lauren Bacall.more...
Florence Horvath

Flo is in her mid 30s and from Fort Lauderdale. She is in Paradise for Race Week. 57". Brunette. Family name, Plum. The family owns Plum and Partridge Health Foods in the US south. Twice divorced - from Lawton Horvath and an Argentinian polo player....
The Bouncer At The Dory

Fran tells Jesse that he usually wins confrontations with disorderly bar patrons. Then Carl Radborn, a huge all-pro tackle, visited....
The Woman From The Mes Office

A medical examiner. She does the autopsy....
Mr. Guilfoyle

He owns a small boat rental business in Neds Cove near Paradise.more...
Cesar Romero (sea Change)

A real person. 1907-1994. A well-known American actor of films and TV. An activist. Of Latin extraction from New York....
Kelly Cruz

Shes a detective with the Fort Lauderdale PD in Florida who Chief Stone has worked with.more...
Thomas Ralston

From Fort Lauderdale. Owns a yacht in Paradise for Race Week. "Sea Cloud." Single. Friend of Harrison Darnell.more...
Marty Freeman

She is producing a documentary about Race Week in Paradise with Jenn Stone as the on-camera lead....
Daisy Dyke

She owns Daisys Restaurant in Paradise. Her wife is Angela Carlson. Big and strong with blond hair.more...
Harry Watkins

The new harbour master in Paradise. Overweight and almost bald....
Harrison Darnell

From Miami. Owns a yacht in Paradise for Race Week. "Lady Jane." Rich from family money and real estate development. Single.more...
Mr. And Mrs. Plum

Willis and Betsy are Flo Horvaths parents. They live in Miami. Both in their 60s and drink too much. Mr. Plums father founded Plum and Partridge. They have a maid, Magdalena, and a valet, Felix, both Cuban.more...
Corliss Plum

Corliss and Claudia are twins. 20. Flos younger sisters. Both are blond, slim, tanned and very slightly dressed. Both are prone to giggling.more...
Claudia Plum

Corliss and Claudia are twins. 20. Flos younger sisters. Claudia remembers the name of their recent companion in Sag Harbor on Long Island, New York - Carlo Coca. The two of them are supposedly registered at Emory University near Atlanta.mor...
Blondie Martin

A passenger on Lady Jane. From Palm Beach, Florida. Mouthy and blond!...
Kimmy Young

A friend of Corliss and Claudia Plum from high school. Now married to Randy Young of Young Financial Services....
Steve Friedman

An officer with the Paradise PD....
Unnamed Private Detective

Likely refers to Spenser - Bostons (and Robert B. Parkers) leading private eye.more...
Sam And Jackie Holton

Hes a landscaper and plays in the same mens softball league as Jesse. They have a 17-year-old daughter, Cathleen.more...
Cathleen Holton

Tall with dark hair. Almost 18 but looks in her 20s. Her mother says she can be a little wild, but at heart a good girl....
Brick And Courtney

The bartender and waitress at the Boat Club bar in Fort Lauderdale. They know Thomas Ralston. Courtney has a friend named Mandy Morello. Bob is the manager of the Boat Club....
Kate Dewolfe

Attends high school with Molly Cranes oldest child. 15. Parents divorced.more...
Hamlet (goodreads)

A fictional character. The lead in Shakespeares tragic play Hamlet. Written about 1600. As son of the late king, Hamlet is a prince. Hes also the nephew of the new king, Claudius.more...
Cyrano De Bergerac (sea Change)

Both a fictional and real person. The French play of the same name was written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. Cyrano is a nobleman in the French army in the 1640s. It is loosely based on the life of a real person, Cyrano de Bergerac, 1619-1655, a French novel...
Eric And Conrad Jurgen

Brothers. Austrian. Eric is a crew member on the Sea Cloud; Con is crewing in the Caribbean for Mr. Damon....
Larry Barnes

A private pilot working out of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport....
Leo Durocher (sea Change)

A real person. 1905-1991. A professional baseball player and manager. Nickname, Leo the Lip. Managed the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs and Astros. Famous for many lines, including, "Nice guys finish last."more...
Raymond Ortiz

A detective in homicide with the Miami PD....