Below the Belt, Stuart Woods
Below the Belt, Stuart Woods
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Below the Belt

Bestseller

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 8 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/03/2017


Synopsis

Stone Barrington lands in hot water in this thrilling adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
 
Newly ensconced in his Santa Fe abode with a lovely female companion, Stone Barrington receives a call from an old friend requesting a delicate favor. A situation has arisen that could escalate into an explosive quagmire, and only someone with Stone’s stealth and subtlety can contain the damage. At the center of these events is an impressive gentleman whose star is on the rise, and who’d like to get Stone in his corner. He’s charming and ambitious and has friends in high places; the kind of man who seems to be a sure bet. But in the fickle circles of power, fortunes rise and fall on the turn of a dime, and it may turn out that Stone holds the key not just to one man’s fate, but to the fate of the nation.

About Stuart Woods

The American novelist hailing from Georgia, Stuart Woods, had a long and lustrous career in competition sailing. The interest, maybe obsession, with sailing began after he had spent time in London, then Ireland to write a novel about an old family story which he had heard as a child. He began putting together a crew for sailing competition shortly after he moved to Ireland.

It was in conjunction with a certain race, the MORCRA Azores Race and the OSTAR, Woods met with publishers to trade writing a book about his sailing experiences in return for sponsorship of the races. Golden Harp was launched in 1975, followed by Golden, Golden Apple, Golden Shamrock, Golden Delicious, and Harp.

Wood's novel, Blue Water. Green Skipper was published in 1977. His next book took a different turn and was based on his extensive travels around England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It was entitled, A Romantic's Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland. He then followed those two non-fiction books with several series of novels featuring recurring casts of characters and also with characters and their love interests, and frequent use of the New York restaurant Elaine's as a meeting place. Woods has published a memoir, a travel book, and forty-four novels in a thirty-seven year career.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Monnie

Well, I'll be doggone. Just when I'd just about given up on what I've come to call the Stone Yawnington series comes this one - several cuts above the last few I've read. The character's name is Stone Barrington, for the record, and this is, I believe, the 40th in the series. My actual score for thi......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

Another good and predictable Stone Barrington novel. These always feel like palette cleansers to me. An easy read sandwiched between two emotionally-charged, complicated thrillers. I think we should start a drinking game: every time Stone has sex, we all take a shot. We'd be drunk before we are half......more

Goodreads review by Skip

3.5 stars. One of his best in recent memory, which might be damning with faint praise. Stone made it through an entire book without buying a new home or luxury automobile, and only slept with one woman to whom he in fact has had sex before. The basic plot involves a request by the first man, former......more

Goodreads review by Karen

Would you elect someone President knowing they were naturally corrupt, committed crimes against others, and sexually harassed women?......more


Quotes

Praise for Below the Belt
 
“Woods keeps the suspense high all the way to the dramatic conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly

“Compulsively readable...[an] easy-reading page-turner.”—Booklist

More Praise for Stuart Woods

“Stuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller.”—Chicago Tribune

“A world-class mystery writer...I try to put Woods’s books down and I can’t.”—Houston Chronicle 

“Mr. Woods, like his characters, has an appealing way of making things nice and clear.”—The New York Times

“Woods certainly knows how to keep the pages turning.”—Booklist

“Since 1981, readers have not been able to get their fill of Stuart Woods’ New York Times bestselling novels of suspense.”—Orlando Sentinel

“Woods’s Stone Barrington is a guilty pleasure...he’s also an addiction that’s harder to kick than heroin.”—Contra Costa Times (California)