Iron Orchid, Stuart Woods
Iron Orchid, Stuart Woods
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Iron Orchid

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Unabridged: 7 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/06/2005


Synopsis

Former small town police chief turned CIA Special Agent Holly Barker tracks a dangerously clever killer in this explosive thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.

When his plane exploded off the coast of Maine, authorities thought they had seen the last of Teddy Fay—the ex-CIA tech wizard who kills his political targets for sport. But now they’ve found irrefutable evidence that he is alive and up to his old tricks. Now working for the CIA, ex-chief-of-police Holly Barker joins the elite task force tracking Fay in New York City. As he begins to pick off America’s enemies one by one, Holly unexpectedly finds herself face-to-face with the killer, kick-starting a high-speed chase through the canyons of midtown Manhattan, the Metropolitan Opera house, Central Park, and the United Nations Plaza, all to prevent another assassination before Fay disappears again—maybe this time for good.

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 Jack on February 23, 2024

3 Stars. Good but not up there with the first three. I truly enjoyed them. The next was a combination Stone Barrington #10/ Holly Barker #4 which I read a year ago. But the first three? Exciting, with interesting criminal issues in Orchid Beach, Florida where Holly is Police Chief. One concerned a s......more

Goodreads review by Diane on August 23, 2017

Good series! lots of action,suspense,tough Holly B plotline and an enjoyable series (paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Kym on November 07, 2022

Another good Holly Barker book by Stuart Woods. These supporting books are even better than the Stone Barrington main series. Holly is training for the CIA this time when a "do-gooder" assassin is taking out US enemies. Holly's training is cut short to get her to New York to try to catch this former......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on July 26, 2011

Holly is a likable character but this book is far removed from reality. Its like Woods just cannot figure out what to do with her next. Chief of Police in Florida, all used up. Aha joing CIA and fight terrorist --there's a current plot outline. A close comparison is Jesse Stone by Robert Parker. Park......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on May 08, 2019

This was a fast fun read. It was kind of interesting in that the bad guys did not get caught in this one. This may have been intentional, or it may be that the chase is all the entertainment you need. Read it and decide for yourself.......more


Quotes

Praise for Iron Orchid
 
“A page-turner...Readers will root for Barker.”—Associated Press
 
“A compelling and entertaining cat and mouse caper.”—Midwest Book Review

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