Reckless Abandon, Stuart Woods
Reckless Abandon, Stuart Woods
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Reckless Abandon

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 8 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/22/2016

Synopsis

Stone Barrington tracks a mobster within the witness protection program—with a little help from Florida police chief Holly Barker—in this “full-throttle”* thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City. But this time he’s joined by the tenacious Holly Barker—the lady police chief of Orchid Island, Florida. She’s come to Manhattan hot on the trail of a fugitive from her jurisdiction. And Stone is, well, glad to see her, right up until the moment when her presence creates a great danger to both of them—and to their surprise, she becomes the pursued instead of the pursuer...

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 Lee on 2007-12-28 16:28:43

It is a typical Stone Barrington novel but I so love the reader that I get these from time to time. After several of Stuart Woods' books you seem to know the characters. It is like watching a TV series. I enjoyed it.

Goodreads review by Diane on September 17, 2018

Good series! An enjoyable,entertaining and good storyline with a light read feeling to it (paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Jack on March 23, 2025

4 Stars. One of Stone Barrington's interesting adventures. It's a good one with a little bit of law, a dab of Dino, more of the mob, and a lovely woman or two. Oh, and an exciting chase. Yes, it sounds like a formula, but it has yet to grow stale for this aficionado. Stone gets a call from the Polic......more

Goodreads review by Laura on December 11, 2016

This episode made me mad. Stone does not think period when it comes to a woman. I swear a woman is going to be the death of him one day. I really didn't care for Holly and her bull dog tactics and not wanting to listen to anybody. Glad to be through with this one hopefully the next episode I will no......more

Goodreads review by Kathi on July 07, 2022

Stone. Dino. Holly. The new Three Stooges. How can someone so stupid become a chief of police?......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 30, 2022

What jackasses Stone and Dino are to goad Herbie Fisher into providing info about Trini Rodriguez knowing the FBI is offering a $100K reward and not the NYPD, so Herbie will not collect. With friends like this, it's hard to believe Herbie will continue to hold them in such high regard in the future.......more

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Praise for Reckless Abandon

“It’s double the pleasure and double the fun as Woods brings series character Holly Barker, chief of the Orchid Beach, Fla., police department, onstage to co-star with PI Stone Barrington.”—*Publishers Weekly

“Fast action, catchy plot and spicy dialogue.”—The Calgary Sun

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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