Bright Future In Sales

Topping the charts in the last days of summer

Author

Christopher Farnsworth
August 22, 2025

We’re Number 23

In case you somehow missed all my shameless self-promotion on social media, the good people at Putnam were kind enough to put my latest book, ROBERT B. PARKER’S BURIED SECRETS, on sale. And it immediately shot to the top of the ebook charts, hitting number 23 on Amazon’s Kindle Top 100, and number 6 on Apple Books. (As long as I’m bragging, I should also point out that it was an instant USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestseller.) That’s a lot of books sold, and I am grateful to every one of you who’s bought a copy, and to Putnam for the support. (And hey, if you have already read it, why not tell a friend?)

This is also a great occasion for another reminder that the next Jesse Stone novel, ROBERT B. PARKER’S BIG SHOT, is out February 10, and available for pre-order now. Here’s the summary:

Police Chief Jesse Stone finds himself in the crosshairs of a rich hedge fund manager dead set on making Paradise Jesse’s personal hell, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved series.

Fresh off an acquittal in a multibillion-dollar fraud case, Ramsey Devlin doesn’t think the law applies to him. This becomes apparent when Jesse finds him passed out, drunk, and on the side of the road in a McLaren worth more than most people’s homes. After Devlin takes a swing at him and Jesse swiftly dumps him in the drunk tank, Jesse realizes he’s made an enemy.

Devlin makes it his life’s mission to use his money and influence to provoke Jesse. And thanks to a few big campaign donations, he’s got Jesse’s nemesis, Gary Armistead, the mayor of Paradise, on his side. Devlin’s even got Molly Crane, Jesse’s deputy chief, wanting to act on her violent urges.

Jesse has every reason to want Devlin out of his town. But when he vanishes, and bloodstains are found on the carpet of his monstrous seaside mansion, Jesse finds himself the main suspect in Devlin’s disappearance. Suspended from his position as chief, Jesse must solve the case and prove his own innocence—or he might be the one to wind up behind bars.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

  • I traveled to Alaska on a cruise with my family, where I met a bear.

  • Saw Tchaikovsky performed by the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl (with fireworks).

  • And caught a Dodger game, where Shohei Ohtani clocked his 1,000th hit (a home run, no less).

  • But I spent most of my days hunched over my laptop while working on my latest novel. It’s a new character and a new story, and I had a lot of fun with it. I hope to have some news about it for you soon.

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