"Skin Game"
When Teddy Fay receives a freelance assignment from a gentleman he can't refuse, he jets off to Paris on the hunt for a treasonous criminal.
But as Teddy unearths more information that just doesn't seem to connect, his straightforward mission becomes far bigger--and stranger--than he could imagine.
The trail of bread crumbs leads to secrets hidden within secrets, evildoers trading in money and power, and a global threat on an unprecedented scale. Under the beautiful veneer of the City of Lights, true villainy lurks in the shadows...and Teddy Fay alone can prevent the impending disaster.
But as Teddy unearths more information that just doesn't seem to connect, his straightforward mission becomes far bigger--and stranger--than he could imagine.
The trail of bread crumbs leads to secrets hidden within secrets, evildoers trading in money and power, and a global threat on an unprecedented scale. Under the beautiful veneer of the City of Lights, true villainy lurks in the shadows...and Teddy Fay alone can prevent the impending disaster.
"Reckless Abandon"
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Finally, a
Stuart Woods
novel I don't
like. Sorry.
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In "Reckless Abandon," the smooth and charming ex-cop-turned-lawyer, Stone Barrington, returns – this time on the hunt for a killer with the guts to think he can hide out among the crowds of New York City.
What this fugitive does not know can definitely hurt him: Stone’s partner in this endeavor is none other than Holly Barker, the Orchid Beach, Florida police chief, and the protagonist of three earlier novels, who is consumed with the idea of putting this man behind bars.
This man, Trini Rodriguez, who Holly thought had been put down in Blood Orchid, has committed audacious and shocking crimes in Florida and is now being protected by none other than the federal government.
Stone and Holly, already in danger from Trini’s friends, face their greatest obstacle in the government insiders who profess to have the public’s best interests at heart.
"Doing Hard Time"
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Didn't quite make
the Awesome
status. A bit
long-winded for
my taste.
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When Stone Barrington embarks on a trip to Bel-Air to check in on some business and personal concerns, he expects a relaxing break from the fast pace and mean streets of New York.
But trouble never takes a vacation, and it has a way of finding Stone. A case that had seemingly been resolved has returned in full force—with lethal results.
And this deadly situation makes for strange bedfellows when Stone finds himself teamed with the least likely ally . . . a gentleman of unique abilities, who can fly below the radar and above the law.
"Loitering With Intent"
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Stone figures out
what to do in a
most interesting
way. Meanwhile,
he wins and
loses a Swedish
lover.
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Dumped by his glamorous Russian girlfriend during dinner at Elaine's, and running low on cash, Stone Barrington is having a bad week. So his luck seems to be improving when he's hired to locate the missing son of a very wealthy man-lucky because the job pays well, and because the son is hiding in the tropical paradise of Key West.
But when Stone and his sometime running buddy Dino Bacchetti arrive in the sunny Keys, it appears that someone has been lying in wait.
When Stone very nearly loses his life after being blindsided at a local bar, he realizes that the young man he's been hired to track may have good reason for not wanting to be found.
Suddenly Key West is looking less like Margaritaville and more like the mean streets of New York. . . .
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| Really funny guy. A bit too much of Elaine's glitter in Manhattan for me. |
"Two Dollar Bill"
Two-Dollar Bill delivers all the storytelling twists and whip-smart banter readers have come to love in Stuart Woods’s thrillers.
In this latest, Stone Barrington, the suave Manhattan cop turned lawyer, is back on his home turf facing down a brilliant southern flimflam man.
In this latest, Stone Barrington, the suave Manhattan cop turned lawyer, is back on his home turf facing down a brilliant southern flimflam man.
The fun—and action—begins with what Stone believes will be a quiet dinner with his ex-partner, Dino, when they are interrupted by Billy Bob, a filthy-rich, smooth-talkin’ Texan, who strolls in with the head of Stone’s law firm and, unwrapping his wad of rare two-dollar bills, announces he’s in town “to make money” and in need of an attorney—namely, Stone—to handle his affairs.
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| Elaine's in New York City |
No sooner have they sealed the deal with a handshake than the roller-coaster ride begins.
Soon Stone is caught between a beautiful federal prosecutor and a love from his past, a con man with more aliases than hairs on his head, and a murder investigation that could ruin them all. In this stylish adventure in the bestselling series, Woods proves once again that he’s at the top of his game.
After publishing fifteen novels before appearing on the New York Times
bestseller list, Woods has since had 35 bestsellers on
the the Times hardcover list.
"Hot Mahogany"
One night at Elaine’s, Stone Barrington—back in Manhattan after chasing down the bad guys in the Caribbean—meets Barton Cabot, older brother of his sometime ally, CIA boss Lance Cabot.
Barton’s career in army intelligence is even more top secret than his brother’s, but he’s suffering from amnesia following a random act of violence. Amnesia is a dangerous thing in a man whose memory is chockfull of state secrets, so Lance hires Stone to watch Barton’s back.
As Stone discovers, Barton is a spy with a rather unusual hobby: building and restoring antique furniture. The genteel world of antiques and coin dealers at first seems a far cry from Stone’s usual underworld of mobsters, murderers, and spies.
But Barton also is a man with a past, and one event in particular— in the jungles of Vietnam more than 30 years earlier— is coming back to haunt his present in ways he’d never expected. Stone soon finds out that Barton, and some shady characters of his acquaintance, may be hiding a lot more than just a few forged antiques.
"Dark Harbor"
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| Penobscot Bay, Maine |
Stuart Woods’s latest Stone Barrington novel brings his sophisticated hero to small-town New England in a complex thriller with the bold drama and page-turning suspense that makes Woods’s novels “always a pleasure to read.” (The Denver Post).
In the picturesque island village of Dark Harbor, Maine, the shocking deaths of three people close to him have cast a long shadow over the life of Stone Barrington. One of them had a prominent national security role, and the consequences of his death reach high into the United States intelligence community, widening what, at first, appears to be simply a senseless, but local, triple murder.
With the help of his ex-partner, Dino, and his friend Holly Barker, Stone must piece together the elusive facts surrounding these deaths, as much for his own peace of mind as anything else. Dark Harbor brings us the perfect mix of sexy intrigue and swift suspense that legions of fans have come to expect from master storyteller Stuart Woods.
"Beverly Hills Dead"
Stuart Woods revisits the characters and settings of his New York Times bestseller, The Prince of Beverly Hills, in this page-turning novel of murder, political intrigue and betrayal, set in post-World War II Hollywood, when the Red Scare threatened the livelihood of hundreds of actors, directors and other film workers.
Rick Barron, a former Beverly Hills police detective, then studio security chief, has risen to head of production of Centurion Studios. Professionally powerful and happily married - to the beautiful actress Glenna Gleason - Rick is at the top of his game.
Rick Barron, a former Beverly Hills police detective, then studio security chief, has risen to head of production of Centurion Studios. Professionally powerful and happily married - to the beautiful actress Glenna Gleason - Rick is at the top of his game.
A sun-drenched world of style, glamour and desire, the movie studios are a place where anyone with talent and ambition can rise to fame and fortune - or life-threatening scandal. But now tensions are running high in Hollywood, and the Red Scare is an omen of bad things to come. The witch hunt is spreading, and with it come deception, murder and dirty dealings that even the picture-perfect veneer of Hollywood can’t hide.
"Strategic Moves"
A page-turning Stone Barrington novel from the perennially
entertaining New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington is enjoying his usual dinner at Elaine’s when a new and
lucrative opportunity comes his way. It seems Stone’s discreet handling
of super-wealthy clients has earned him a place in the most elite of
white-shoe law firms.
But almost as soon as his elevation is mentioned,
Stone gets wind of an impending scandal that could put some of New
York’s rich and powerful in financial peril. In a world of easy wealth,
Park Avenue penthouses and society galas, Stone Barrington is something
of an outsider…but one who always knows exactly what his clients
require.
"Shoot Him if He Runs"
In the newest addition to the bestselling series, Stone Barrington and Holly Barker pursue a master spy and murderer in a tropical paradise where very little is as it seems.
Teddy Fay, a rogue agent last seen escaping an imploding building in "Iron Orchid," has been considered dead for some time now. But President Will Lee thinks Teddy may still be alive.
In a top-secret Oval Office meeting, Stone learns that he and his cohorts, Holly Barker and Dino Baldachetti, are being sent to the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Marks, courtesy of the CIA, to track down Teddy once and for all.
St. Marks is a vacationer's paradise, but its luxurious beach clubs and secluded mountain villas are home to corrupt local politicians and more than a few American ex-pats with murky personal histories.
Stone and Holly soon discover that in St. Marks, everyone is hiding something, and Teddy Fay may just be hiding in plain sight.
"Iron Orchid"
Holly Barker, the sexy, no-nonsense former police chief from Orchid Beach, Florida, has been known to crack cases even the FBI couldn’t break.
Now Lance Cabot, who readers will remember from "The Short Forever," makes Holly an offer she can’t refuse: to join an elite intelligence unit hunting down terrorists on American soil. Their first prey, however, may turn out to be all-American.
Teddy Fay, the ex-CIA technology wizard introduced in Capital Crimes, apparently blew up his own airplane while being hotly pursued by the F.B.I. and U.S. Navy pilots. But now a series of attacks on a new kind of victim—terrorists with diplomatic immunity—make some in the government—up to and including the President of the United States—believe Teddy may be back. And Holly finds herself in the thick of the hunt.
With his signature mix of the slick repartee and rapid-fire action that have won him myriad fans over the years, Stuart Woods’s "Iron Orchid" confirms why he is a king of popular suspense.
"Unnatural Acts"
When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone.
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| The Seagram Building |
But as Stone and his erstwhile protégé, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case—and an old one comes back to haunt him---he realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes…and plan new ones.
From Manhattan’s mahogany-paneled law offices to its dimly lit night clubs and modern penthouse lofts, the trail of entrapment and murder leads to a shocking act that no one could never have anticipated...
"Bel-Air Dead"
In
the Bel-Air district of Los Angeles, one of America’s wealthiest and
most star-infested communities, Stone Barrington comes face-to-face with
his past...
A beautiful Bel-Air widow, already one of the wealthiest women in America, needs Stone’s help to become even more cash-rich. At stake is the sale of her investment in—and the resulting dissolution of—Hollywood’s world-famous Centurion Studios.
Stone is no stranger to the stylish and lucrative world of Centurion... and he has more than a passing acquaintance with the lady herself.
But when he arrives in Bel-Air to finalize the sale, the tranquility of that famous neighborhood turns out to be no more than a façade. One of L.A.’s most rapacious power brokers has Centurion and its unique real estate in his sights, and he will not be denied. Stone finds himself dragged into a surprisingly complex and high-stakes game, the kind only the truly rich and dangerously ambitious can play... and survive.
"Severe Clear"
Stone Barrington is called to Bel-Air to oversee an exclusive event that will gather the top echelons of the beau monde: Hollywood starlets, socialites, politicos, billionaires from overseas.
It’s a task in which Stone has a personal stake, and one that is made all the more pleasurable—though somewhat more complicated—with the arrivals of two beautiful women with whom he’s intimately acquainted.
But the grand occasion has also attracted a dangerous criminal group with sinister plans. The hunt to find them leads Stone into a complex web of deceit and misdirection, in a world where the intrigues of government intelligence collide with the clandestine machinations of the upper crust.
As he draws nearer to his quarry, he realizes that the stakes are higher than anybody could ever imagine . . . and that the enemies he’s seeking might just be hiding in plain sight.
Stone Barrington returns in this exciting new page-turner from the perennially entertaining New York Times–bestselling author Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington is back in New York and looking forward to some downtime working cases for Woodman & Weld that the prestigious law firm does not wish to be seen to be associated with.
But when he crosses paths with a fetching Broadway actress—and sometime lip model—Stone gets a little more deeply involved with show business than he’d expected.
Then the fleecing of a wealthy art dealer’s daughter leads him into the worlds of financial fraud, Big Art, and Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where opulent co-op apartments are hung with multimillion-dollar paintings, and where family scandals never remain hidden for long.
No stranger to high society or the foibles of the rich, Stone soon realizes he must uncover the truth in a world where wealth and beauty may come at an unusually high price...
Stone embarks on his most dangerous adventure yet when a chance encounter with the wrong man sends him straight into the heart of New York's Mafia underworld.
"Fresh Disasters"
But as the danger deepens, Stone is left to wonder if he can disentangle himself from this lawless mess before he winds up-as his friend Dino likes to put it-"at the bottom of Sheepshead Bay with a concrete block up his ass."
Stone embarks on his most dangerous adventure yet when a chance encounter with the wrong man sends him straight into the heart of New York's Mafia underworld.
With the often hilarious action, razor-sharp characters, and crackling dialogue that are his hallmarks, Fresh Disasters is Stuart Woods at the pleasurable height of his storytelling powers.
A beautiful Bel-Air widow, already one of the wealthiest women in America, needs Stone’s help to become even more cash-rich. At stake is the sale of her investment in—and the resulting dissolution of—Hollywood’s world-famous Centurion Studios.
Stone is no stranger to the stylish and lucrative world of Centurion... and he has more than a passing acquaintance with the lady herself.
But when he arrives in Bel-Air to finalize the sale, the tranquility of that famous neighborhood turns out to be no more than a façade. One of L.A.’s most rapacious power brokers has Centurion and its unique real estate in his sights, and he will not be denied. Stone finds himself dragged into a surprisingly complex and high-stakes game, the kind only the truly rich and dangerously ambitious can play... and survive.
Stone Barrington is called to Bel-Air to oversee an exclusive event that will gather the top echelons of the beau monde: Hollywood starlets, socialites, politicos, billionaires from overseas.
It’s a task in which Stone has a personal stake, and one that is made all the more pleasurable—though somewhat more complicated—with the arrivals of two beautiful women with whom he’s intimately acquainted.
But the grand occasion has also attracted a dangerous criminal group with sinister plans. The hunt to find them leads Stone into a complex web of deceit and misdirection, in a world where the intrigues of government intelligence collide with the clandestine machinations of the upper crust.
As he draws nearer to his quarry, he realizes that the stakes are higher than anybody could ever imagine . . . and that the enemies he’s seeking might just be hiding in plain sight.
"Kisser"
Stone Barrington returns in this exciting new page-turner from the perennially entertaining New York Times–bestselling author Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington is back in New York and looking forward to some downtime working cases for Woodman & Weld that the prestigious law firm does not wish to be seen to be associated with.
But when he crosses paths with a fetching Broadway actress—and sometime lip model—Stone gets a little more deeply involved with show business than he’d expected.
Then the fleecing of a wealthy art dealer’s daughter leads him into the worlds of financial fraud, Big Art, and Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where opulent co-op apartments are hung with multimillion-dollar paintings, and where family scandals never remain hidden for long.
No stranger to high society or the foibles of the rich, Stone soon realizes he must uncover the truth in a world where wealth and beauty may come at an unusually high price...
Stone embarks on his most dangerous adventure yet when a chance encounter with the wrong man sends him straight into the heart of New York's Mafia underworld.
"Fresh Disasters"
With his last book, Dark Harbor, Stuart Woods proved once again that he is the master of the offbeat thriller. Now he outdoes himself with Fresh Disasters, the newest edition of the Stone Barrington series.
Fortunately for Stone, the twists of the case also take a more congenial turn-sending a little romance his way, and giving him another opportunity to try to rescue a beautiful woman in distress.
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| The Mayflower Inn in Washington, Conn. |
It starts as just another late night at Elaine's and ends with Stone forced to deal, yet again, with the hapless Herbie Fisher, the bane of his existence. Stone finds that what should have been a throwaway case instead leads right to a powerful mob boss with a notoriously bad temper and long reach.
Stone embarks on his most dangerous adventure yet when a chance encounter with the wrong man sends him straight into the heart of New York's Mafia underworld.
With the often hilarious action, razor-sharp characters, and crackling dialogue that are his hallmarks, Fresh Disasters is Stuart Woods at the pleasurable height of his storytelling powers.
"The Prince of Beverly Hills"
This is another sexy, action-packed thriller in the tradition of his best. In "The Prince of Beverly Hills," Woods introduces a new character who displays the kind of suave confidence, take-charge manner, and clever wit-under-pressure that are the hallmarks we love.
Rick Barron, a sharp, capable detective on the Beverly Hills force, finds himself demoted after a run-in with a superior officer, but soon lands a job other cops only dream about: the security detail for Centurion Pictures, one of the hottest studios in the midst of Hollywood’s Golden Age of the late 1930’s.
As the protector of the studio’s interests, Barron looks after the cream of the crop of filmdom’s stars--Clete Barrow, the British leading man with a penchant for parties; and Glenna Gleason, a peach of a talent on the verge of superstardom.
Rick’s easy charm has society columnists dubbing him “the Prince of Beverly Hills,” the white knight of movie stars, until he uncovers a murder cover-up and a blackmail scam that threatens the studio’s business and may have origins with some unsavory characters.
When two suspicious deaths begin to look like a double-murder, and an attempt is made on someone who has become an intimate friend, Barron knows he is up against wise guys whose stakes are nothing less than do-or-die. A dicey war of nerves is on.
Set in the era of high style and silver screen romance, Woods’s thoroughly entertaining new crime thriller shows us once again why he is a “master of the genre”
"Desperate Measures"
Upon returning to the states from a European jaunt, Stone Barrington makes the acquaintance of a stunning woman who seems like she could be an ideal candidate to meet some of his professional--and personal--needs. Before long, though, Stone is put to the task of protecting his new hire when New York City is rocked by a series of disturbing crimes, and it looks as if she might be the next target.
In the city that never sleeps there's always a plot being hatched, and the only recourse is constant vigilance and a bit of luck. But if those defensive systems fail, Stone will have to go head-to-head against some of the most dastardly scum he's ever faced . .
Upon returning to the states from a European jaunt, Stone Barrington makes the acquaintance of a stunning woman who seems like she could be an ideal candidate to meet some of his professional--and personal--needs. Before long, though, Stone is put to the task of protecting his new hire when New York City is rocked by a series of disturbing crimes, and it looks as if she might be the next target.
In the city that never sleeps there's always a plot being hatched, and the only recourse is constant vigilance and a bit of luck. But if those defensive systems fail, Stone will have to go head-to-head against some of the most dastardly scum he's ever faced . .
