Is the third book in the Jesse Stone series, actually coming before Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005), but a scene showing Jesse visit the grave of Polly Shannon's character changes the order.
This is number 3 in the series of made-for-television films featuring Jesse Stone.
In the first movie, Jesse, tried to give an orphaned dog to a young girl and stated he'd get her mom onboard, because he "couldn't take care of it". Yet, it appears he wasn't able successful at convincing her.
Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) mentions Lillian Gish in the first scene. In "High Road to China" Tom Selleck's character has two airplanes named "Lillian" and "Dorothy" after the Gish sisters.