Dirty Work, Stuart Woods
Dirty Work, Stuart Woods
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Dirty Work

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/05/2016

Synopsis

Hired to prove infidelity in an heiress's marriage, Stone Barrington goes undercover. But the work turns dirty-and catastrophic-when the errant husband is found dead and the other woman disappears without a trace. Now, Stone must clear his own good name and find a killer hiding among the glitterati of New York's high society. Enter Carpenter-the beautiful British intelligence agent first encountered in The Short Forever-who has arrived in New York to begin an investigation of her own. Stone suspects that her case is strangely connected to the dead husband. And he and Dino, his former NYPD partner, are set to face the most bizarre and challenging assignment of their very colorful careers.

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 Diane on December 24, 2017

Great series! gritty in nature which was full of underhanded supporting characters that add their own twist to this storyline with additional intense action..well written (paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Jack on March 23, 2025

5 Stars. Once again Stone Barrington does some lawyering but spends much more time entertaining beautiful women, policing with his friend Lieutenant Bacchetti, and enjoying the high life at Elaine's Restaurant. These addictive episodes could be titled, 'In the life of Stone.' Bill Eggers, the senior......more

Goodreads review by Peg on July 30, 2012

I'm not sure why I keep reading the Stone Barrington books. He ends up in bed with practically every woman he meets within twenty-four hours. It's kind of annoying and really not much to these stories. But I keep reading them; maybe it's for Dino. I much prefer him to Stone.......more

Goodreads review by Kathi on June 14, 2022

Spies and espionage in this one: specifically MI5 (or maybe MI6?) A new side to Stone's personality emerges -- one I don't like. He forces Herbie into a job and when things go wrong, he pretty much tells Herbie that he's on his own. (Although later he does an about-face.) He later tries the same thin......more

Goodreads review by Tgordon on March 24, 2020

I’m blowing through this series at break neck rate. This is a fun series that does have nearly everything. Romance sex and murder. Stone is reunited with his female agent from London but she’s in New York chasing a women who is also chasing her! Stone in the middle as always!......more

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Praise for Dirty Work

“Woods writes in a dry, witty style that keeps all his characters on a likable keel.”—*Publishers Weekly

“A crisp, fleet timekiller: the fashionplate lawyer’s best outing since Dead in the Water.”—Kirkus Reviews

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)

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