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A troubled detective in a picturesque location where all is not as it seems is a classic formula for intrigue: just look at the success of Inspector Morse<\/a> and its spin-offs, for example, or a series like Shetland<\/a>. Across the Atlantic, Tom Selleck\u2019s Jesse Stone fits that bracket perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n Based on the detective novels by Robert B Parker, who is also known for writing the Spenser series about a private investigator, the movies introduce us to former LAPD detective Jesse Stone, who moves across the country to the sleepy town of Paradise, Massachusetts after being forced to step down from his job over his drinking problem (and after learning that his wife, an actress, has been having an affair with her producer).<\/span><\/p>\n He\u2019s hired as Paradise\u2019s top cop despite turning up to his interview drunk: indeed, this red flag actually wins over the council boss, who reckons that Stone won\u2019t be sharp enough to pick up on his dodgy dealings. He\u2019s wrong, of course, and Stone\u2019s investigations will soon shed light on the apparently idyllic town\u2019s darker side, including its deep-seated links to organised crime, institutional corruption and the Boston mob.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The first adaptation, Stone Cold<\/a>, arrived on CBS in 2005, and Selleck has since reprised the role for a further eight films. The majority are based on Parker\u2019s stories, with the later movies featuring original screenplays written by Selleck and Michael Brandman. The ninth film, Lost in Paradise<\/a>, aired on the Hallmark Channel in 2015, though Selleck revealed earlier this year that he is \u201cstill working on\u201d a script for a potential 10th movie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt isn\u2019t the same cumulative narrative any more,\u201d he told TV Insider<\/a>. \u201cAs time has passed, I\u2019m older and the Jesse Stone audience needs to account for that. He\u2019s at a different part of his life. That\u2019s interesting, but that\u2019s not the script we started to do after we finished the ninth movie.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While we wait, here\u2019s what you need to know about the series so far\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n If you want to immerse yourself in the world of Paradise, the series chronology is relatively simple: you just have to remember that the first movie to be released, Stone Cold, should be watched as the second Jesse Stone story in Parker\u2019s series. Meanwhile, the second movie Night Passage<\/a>, which was released a year later in 2006, should be watched first, as it introduces us to Stone\u2019s LA backstory. Got it? From then on, the movies follow a straightforward chronological order. <\/span><\/p>\nBest order to watch Jesse Stone movies<\/b><\/h2>\n
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)<\/strong><\/h2>\n