Unintended Consequences, Stuart Woods
Unintended Consequences, Stuart Woods
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Unintended Consequences

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/09/2013

Synopsis

Stone Barrington finds intrigue abroad in this sensational thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.

Stone Barrington is no stranger to schemes and deceptions of all stripes—as an attorney for the premier white-shoe law firm Woodman & Weld, he’s seen more than his share. But when he travels to Europe under highly unusual circumstances, Stone finds himself at the center of mystery that is most peculiar, even by his standards. Two unexpected invitations may be the first clues in an intricate puzzle that will lead Stone deep into the rarefied world of European ultra-wealth and privilege, where billionaires rub elbows with spies, insider knowledge is traded at a high premium, and murder is never too high a price to pay for a desired end...

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 Big Otter Books on May 23, 2013

Unintended Consequences by Stuart Woods 2 stars Oh, my, where to start with this one? Stone Barrington is back as the handsome, rich, virile, larger-than-life attorney/hero of this long running series. Widower Stone takes a mysterious journey to Europe that is eventually explained via a long, slow sl......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 30, 2014

I think it's time for the one dimensional, predictable Stone Barrington to call it a day. Same story, same wardrobe, same cavalier relationships with women. Absolutely no character development. Just seems like a rerun you watch in the middle of the night because you can't sleep and there is nothing......more

Goodreads review by Chris on April 11, 2013

Read the entire book in less than 6 hours straight. I have read all of Mr. Woods' works and this is one of his better works as of late. The plot is intriguing from the beginning, but in the end becomes somewhat of a typical Stone Barrington. Mr. Woods did try to shake things up with the introduction......more

Goodreads review by Jay on May 30, 2013

Amnesia. Losing 2 to 4 days must be the plot device of the month. Here in "Unintended Consequences," the first scene is Stone discovering he is in Paris in a infirmary with no recollection as to why, and the new Dan Brown novel – “Inferno” (which I will review shortly) – begins with Robert Langdon wa......more

Goodreads review by Skip on April 14, 2013

A Stone Barrington novel that does not start with "Elaine's late." Stone finds himself in Paris with no notion of how he got there or what happened in the last four days. He has some new friends: businessman Marcel duBois, a French Warren Buffet, lover, Helga Becker, a crafty Swede, and CIA pal, Ric......more

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Praise for Stuart Woods

“Woods is a perpetual reader-magnet. . . . The pages [fly] by fast and furious.” —Booklist

“The Barrington novels continue to impress, with likable characters, fast pacing, and original storylines.” —BookPage

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