Death in Paradise (novel)

While searching for clues at the crime scene, Stone finds a class ring that ends up belonging to a senior at the high school.

Jesse questions him and discovers that he gave his class ring to a fifteen-year-old girl called Eleanor "Billie" Bishop.

Chief Stone then questions the school principal, Dr. Lilly Summers, who informs Jesse that Billie was the "town pump."

The number turns out to belong to Gino Fish's associate and probable lover, Alan Garner.

Jesse begins following Garner and catches him setting up men with underage prostitutes.

Jesse questions Garner about it, and he agrees to talk under Stone's promise not to make him testify.

Jesse interviews Norman Shaw, a wealthy local citizen and famous author, who drinks heavily throughout.

Next, Jesse sees her detective who gives him the incriminating photos which depict graphic sexual acts between Shaw and underage girls.

With this evidence in hand, Jesse forces Alan Garner to make a statement and then leaves him to be dealt with by Gino.

Jesse picks him up at work, drives him to the outskirts of town, sticks his gun in his mouth and tells him if he ever lays a hand on his wife again he'll kill him.

Among the other people is Marcy Campbell, first introduced in Trouble in Paradise, and Dr. Lilly Summers, Billie's school principal.

A final significant difference is that Suitcase Simpson is shot in the head during the standoff with Snyder.