The Prince of Beverly Hills, Stuart Woods
The Prince of Beverly Hills, Stuart Woods
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The Prince of Beverly Hills

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/05/2016

Synopsis

Brash detective Rick Barron enters the infamous Hollywood fast lane in this thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series.
 
Los Angeles, 1939. It’s Hollywood’s Golden Age, and Rick Barron is a suave and sharp detective on the Beverly Hills force. After a run-in with his captain, he finds himself demoted, but soon lands a job on the security detail for Centurion Pictures, one of the hottest studios. The white knight of such movie stars as Clete Barrow, the British leading man with a penchant for parties, and Glenna Gleason, a peach of a talent on the verge of superstardom, Rick is dubbed “the Prince of Beverly Hills” by society columnists. But when he unearths a murder cover-up and a blackmail scam, he finds himself up against West Coast wise guys whose stakes are do-or-die...

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 Elizabeth on 2008-08-16 17:55:01

Very good storyline. I enjoyed the book. A good twist at the end.

Goodreads review by Jack on October 15, 2023

5 Stars. Set in the late 1930s, this one's full of action with numerous names you are sure to recognize from real life! A young police detective, Rick Barron, is aware that dating the niece of his superior might help his career. But getting her pregnant did not have the same result. Demoted to the b......more

Goodreads review by Judy on September 29, 2011

The period book opens with former Beverly Hills Police detective Rick Barron on the job after his demotion to beat cop. He witnesses a drunk driving accident involving movie star Clete Barrow. Despite the fact the other driver was killed, Barron decides to help Clete out with a cover-up. For this bi......more

Goodreads review by W. on November 26, 2018

Light, breezy, surface-like, this fictional murder-adventure-action entry takes the reader through early Hollywood, studio celebrities, and the mob during the 1930s and 1940s. Character Rick Barron leads the way in the first of a two-book series. Some of author Stuart Woods’ earlier work is notewort......more

Goodreads review by Chris on July 13, 2017

An enjoyable trip to the "fantasy world" of Hollywood movie-making in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Woods is a pro, talented and highly skilled. He spins a good plot line about a down-on-his-luck cop who helps out the right guy at the right time and gets put on the fast track to big bucks, romance......more

Goodreads review by Steph on March 22, 2017

This is my first Stuart Woods book and the first in the Rick Barron series. Frankly, I'm not inclined to read any more by this author. Woods is too macho for me; it feels like he's writing from a man's perspective to a male audience (and I've been there, done that). Of course, he wraps everything up......more

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Praise for The Prince of Beverly Hills
“Woods’s sturdy, self-assured crime thriller is satisfying enough to expand an already immense fan base.”—Publishers Weekly

“Woods writes with smooth confidence as famous names add spice to a diverting summer read that simmers but never gets hard-boiled.”—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

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