With his previous audiobook, "Dark Harbor," Stuart Woods proved once more that he is the master of the offbeat thriller. Now he outdoes himself with FRESH DISASTERS, the newest edition of the Stone Barrington series. 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. 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 ...
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With his previous audiobook, "Dark Harbor," Stuart Woods proved once more that he is the master of the offbeat thriller. Now he outdoes himself with FRESH DISASTERS, the newest edition of the Stone Barrington series. 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. 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. 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 distress. 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." 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.
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STUART WOODS IS ONE FINE WRITER ! KEEPS YOU WONDERING WHAT IS NEXT !
HMRK
Aug 30, 2007
Good Read, But not his best work
Stuart Woods has once again spun a twisting tale full of mystery, killers, and women. As always, the continuing character Stone Barrington has ended up with a less than honest client. Also the leading lady in his life at the moment brings some unexpected trouble along with her as well. The story line is a good one with several unexpected twists which keep the pages turning. But the character, Stone Barrington is getting a little shallow on the surface; i.e. he sleeps with almost every woman that is in the story. I like the character books by Stuart Woods because you can pick them up in any order and read them. Stuart Woods does reference the past books, but he does it in such a way that a new reader to the series does not feel left behind or that he/she has missed something. But if you have read past books in the series, there are some things in the book that you get the feeling that you have inside knowledge. With this book, Herbie Fisher was a character in a past book. Therefore if you have read that one, you already have some history about this character. If this is your first Stuart Woods book, don?t be put off, within the first chapter, you will be fully aware of how this character follow trouble. Fresh Disasters is a good read. It does have mystery, romance, but it is a little crude. I would recommend this book or any of the fiction books that Stuart Woods has written to my friends, but not to my younger teenage relatives.
Jogirl
Jul 12, 2007
Stuart Woods Does It Again
Take one Stone Barrington, add a few good friends, a few love interests, and a complex crime story, and you have one great novel. Stone is the type of man every woman loves to hate - and every man wants to be. Mr. Woods, keep them coming.
drlawman
May 24, 2007
Excellent
You can bet that any book depicting the character Stone Barrington will be a success. The depth that Stuart Woods goes to develop his characters is astounding. All the Stone Barrington books are great reads and this is a continuance of that success.
