The Short Forever, Stuart Woods
The Short Forever, Stuart Woods
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The Short Forever

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/08/2016

Synopsis

Stone Barrington gets caught up in a matter of international intrigue in this explosive thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

In London to locate the niece of his enigmatic client, Stone Barrington soon finds himself out of his territory and out of his depth. Baffled as he is by the behavior of his quarry, Stone’s life is further complicated by two—possibly three—murders and the affectionate attentions of two former lovers. And when the intelligence services of three countries become involved, he can only hang on for the wild ride...

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 Susan on 2009-10-26 15:34:28

Not one of Stuart Woods best. Not holding my interest and the cast of characters and story line is disjointed and really comes down to..who cares. Disappointing

Goodreads review by Jack

4 Stars. I've only been to England twice - that's one more than Stone Barrington. Amazing. Paris, London, Rome, the world is calling you Stone! This entry accents the confusion which sometimes permeates Stone's mind in various adventures, "What is exactly going on here?," by adding a large dollop of......more

Goodreads review by Dosha (Bluestocking7)

The story had a pleasant surprise at the end, otherwise, eh. I'm going to put Stone Barrington on the back burner for awhile and read books with less predictable themes. Even Dino, my favorite character in this series, let me down in this book. He shows up, but he doesn't really DO anything. He's ju......more

Goodreads review by Joanne

I cannot quite remember why I stopped reading Stone Barrington books, what I do know is I am glad I start reading them again. They are fantastic check your troubles at the door books. There is no great thinking required. All you need to do is sit back and enjoy the story, you can rest assured you wi......more

Goodreads review by Laura

I'm a huge fan of the Stone Barrington novels, having discovered them in the last few years. Stone is a down to earth lawyer, who certainly leads an interesting life. Favorite characters like Dino, his ex cop partner, are back in this story, which just adds to the wonderfully mix of interesting and......more

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Praise for The Short Forever

“A tight mystery right up to the end...good-guy charm.”—The Palm Beach Post

“[A] speedy tale...Bombshell revelations and multiple resolutions combine with the cinematic plot for a perfect flight or beach read.”—Publishers Weekly 
“Woods’s effortless, crisp writing and nimbly staged action make this a breezy read.”—People

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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