Dead in the Water, Stuart Woods
Dead in the Water, Stuart Woods
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Dead in the Water

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Abridged: 3 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/29/2005


Synopsis

Stone Barrington is back. Stuart Woods has created no better known or loved character than the ex-cop, Manhattan attorney and investigator whose work treads the thin line between the respectable practice of law and the dark side of humanity.In Dead in the Water, Stone has hardly arrived in St. Marks, a lovely Caribbean island nation, on a sailing vacation when something very strange happens: a beautiful young woman sails into the harbor, entirely alone on a large yacht. Before long, she is under the intense scrutiny of the local authorities, in the very considerable person of Sir Winston Sutherland, the minister of justice. The problem is, though she arrived alone, she had departed the other side of the Atlantic in the company of her husband, a well-known writer, who is no longer in evidence. Evidence is what fascinates Stone Barrington, and he is all that stands between the apparently innocent Allison Manning and the patently evil intent of Sir Winston, whose motives are unclear. What is clear is that the St. Marks system of justice bears little resemblance to the American courts to which Stone is accustomed, and that his smallest error could prove fatal to his client. Dead in the Water is a rollercoaster ride, teeming with the plot twists that have made the novels of Stuart Woods New York Times bestsellers and international hits.

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

AudiobooksNow review by Jennie on 2007-09-14 20:26:08

STUART WOODS IS ONE OF THE BEST WRITERS I HAVE READ. I CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF HIS BOOKS. HE KEEPS YOU INTERESTED UNTIL THE VERY END. ONCE YOU START YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THE BOOK DOWN. FAST PACE READING.

Goodreads review by Diane on April 15, 2017

Exciting read! cleverly crafted writing with a good plot-twist combine in a great series...highly recommend...(paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Eli - on December 17, 2021

Kind of an odd situation for a lawyer to get himself into in a foreign country, while waiting for his girlfriend to show up for vacation. The twist wasn't completely unexpected, however still a well written story that kept my interest through the whole book.......more

Goodreads review by S.P. on July 12, 2019

Easy quick read, with the substance of popcorn. mass produced fiction a notch above a comic book. 2D cardboard characters lots of dialogue, though not all of it very good. Detailed descriptions for the most part are minimal, except when cooking a fancy meal. Twist at the end was unsatisfactory, under......more

Goodreads review by Jack on February 19, 2025

4 Stars. Strange things seem to happen to New York lawyer Stone Barrington. Is it good luck or bad? I truly enjoy these earlier stories. In the previous novel, 'Dirt,' he met the lovely Arrington Carter. They are now living together. But she is suddenly up to her ears doing an exclusive interview fo......more

Goodreads review by Author Annabelle on February 22, 2019

Stuart Woods is the King of the plot twist! No spoilers but OMG!......more