Smooth Operator, Stuart Woods
Smooth Operator, Stuart Woods
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Smooth Operator

Bestseller

Author: Stuart Woods, Parnell Hall

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/02/2016

Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series comes the first novel in an extraordinary series starring an old fan favorite: Teddy Fay.

When President Kate Lee calls Stone Barrington to Washington on an urgent matter, it’s soon clear that a potentially disastrous situation requires the kind of help more delicate than even he can provide...and he knows just the right man for the job.

Teddy Fay: ex-CIA, master of disguise, and a gentleman not known for abiding by legal niceties in the pursuit of his own brand of justice.

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 Karen on March 30, 2024

This is the Teddy Fay series. The first book in the series. Because I messed up so badly, by reading this series out of order, I am back again with this one. For anyone following me, I read the 6th book first – Obsession. And in that review, I mentioned I would go ahead and read the first book. So,......more

Goodreads review by Skip on August 13, 2016

Being a bit tired of the repetitive Stone Barrington books, I was pleased to read something new -- a story focused on former CIA assassin, Teddy Fay. Stone is asked by President Kathy Lee to help rescue the kidnapped daughter of the Republican Speaker of the House, without resorting to normal FBI or......more

Goodreads review by Gail on August 08, 2016

Stellar teaming makes for rare excitement in Smooth Operator. First outstanding team was that of Stuart Woods and Parnell Hall. While most are familiar with the work Woods does his co-author Hall is best known in the mystery community and as President of the Private Eye Writers of America. Together......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on March 29, 2024

Smooth Operator is book one in the new series by Stuart Wood, and Parnell Hall called Teddy Fay. Stone Barrington was fishing with a friend when President Kate Lee called him to attend Washington urgently. However, when Stone Barrington found out about the situation, he knew the best man for the job......more

Goodreads review by Harry on November 23, 2016

OK, so Woods has taken on a writing partner to start a new series. The style is consistent with earlier Barrington novels, but a tad less terse. The players are familiar and in character. There is one obligatory sophomoric sex scene, but blessedly brief. The plot unrolls through a lot of action agai......more

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Praise for Smooth Operator

“Fast-moving, full of action, sexy and now with a very bright, devious new hero in Teddy Fay...It is like eating forbidden fruit, sugary cotton candy or forbidden chocolate brownies with nuts. You know it isn’t good for you, but you can’t put it down! Just go ahead and read it.”—Lincoln Journal-Star

“Fans are sure to welcome this action-packed start to a separate series within the larger Stone Barrington story arc.”—Publishers Weekly

“Woods has millions of fans accumulated over the last 35 years who will read anything with his name on it, and Hall brings his own considerable following to the party. Entertaining, suspenseful reading for those who like smart-ass protagonists who are shrewder, tougher, and funnier than the bad guys they encounter.”—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)

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