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Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington - ex-cop and investigator/attorney, New York

"Dead in the Water"

Dead in the WaterThe best part about this book is that you figure it out (well at least most of it) before the narrator, Stone Barrington, ex-cop and lawyer.  I mean there are so many clues that he doesn't see, but then, he is physically involved with his beautiful, sexy client... You would think this technique would be annoying, but instead it makes it even harder to put down the book. Central to the story is this tropical island's legal system.  Basically to save time and resources, presumed guilty is the name of the game with a fast trial and fast capital punishment.  Woods knows sailing and sailboats and has come up with a good story. This book is page turner, and if you don't get a chance to read it sooner, take it on vacation.  It's best to have set a solid day aside before you start to read it. (5-15-98)

Amazon reader rating: from 26 reviews

"Dirt" 

Dirt I almost put this book down and started a different novel.  I don't know, it seemed trite:  this gossip columnist and her life.  Maybe it's because I had just finished Manhattan Nocturne and since that book is so well written that it made this book seem all the more shallow.  But I read on. And then in chapter five, Stone Barrington appears and I'm hooked.  Don't ask me why, but there it is.  I can't put the book down. The premise of this book is that the very people who make a living by publishing dirt on other people are now the target themselves. Naturally, it turns out that they have a lot to hide. This book is OK, but I thought "Dead in the Water" was far better, but maybe I just liked the setting better. (2-2-99)

Amazon reader rating: from 18 reviews


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Bibliography (with links to Amazon.com):

Stone Barrington Novels:
 
Stuart Woods

Colin Dexter:
The Way Through the Woods

Mark McGarrity:
White Rush/Green Fire

 

Holly Barker Novels:New York Dead, 1st Stone Barrington at amazon.xom

Will Lee Novels:

Other Novels:


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About the Author:

SAtuart WoodsStuart Woods was born in Manchester, Georgia. He has a B.A. degree from the University of Georgia and served in the US Air Force as an enlisted man during the Berlin Wall crisis of 1961-62. Before he was a best-selling novelist, he had a career in advertising, as an award winning writer for agencies in New York and London.  He lives in Litchfield County, Connecticut, an island off the coast of Maine and Vero Beach, Florida.

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