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June 8, 2024
Great read!
Book #1 is such a fascinating, plot twisted and oh so well written -- and is the start to one of Stuart Woods privately investigative series -- that was also written way back in the 90's.
I'm a huge fan of a lot of his writings and won't be biased at all in saying that i recommend that this book is read by all interested readers!
R.I.P. Mr. Woods!
Book #1 is such a fascinating, plot twisted and oh so well written -- and is the start to one of Stuart Woods privately investigative series -- that was also written way back in the 90's.
I'm a huge fan of a lot of his writings and won't be biased at all in saying that i recommend that this book is read by all interested readers!
R.I.P. Mr. Woods!
October 2, 2025
4 Stars. The premise is not new, but it can still shock. That is if readers think about how it might apply personally if they hear of their own death, whether by natural causes, accident or crime. "Pinch me; how did I miss this?" Movie producer Wolf Willett is awakened one morning by his golden retriever Flaps with a luscious lick. But Wolf can't recall the previous day - likely drunk. He's had similar blackouts in the past. He had to get to LA from Santa Fe fast but when his single-engine plane had troubles near the Grand Canyon, he got down safely but needed to await repairs. While there, he reads the paper and its shocking story about the murder the previous day of his young wife Julia, his partner and director Jack Tinney, and apparently himself! During a sex party. Stuart Woods has a way of peaking your interest! Whose body is that third one? It's not long before Wolf moves up the suspect list. The obit for his wife shakes him; things he didn't know, like two terms in prison. After many mistakes trying to avoid arrest, he turns to the best local criminal attorney, the imposing Ed Eagle and his Santa Fe rule - don't go to trial in the first place! (Oc2020/Oc2025)
May 15, 2022
Ed Eagle is rather boring!
August 19, 2019
A quick read and a twisty mystery/legal case. I truly enjoyed it and would read this author again. Make me truly want to travel to New Mexico now. I would recommend it to those who want a palate cleanser from the heavier, more dense book.
May 30, 2024
Back in the 1990s, I read several books by Woods and really enjoyed them but for some reason I put him aside. But after finding several of his books in one of my storage boxes, I decided to give him another try. SANTA FE RULES is the first book in his Ed Eagle series. The novel focuses on Wolf Willett, a successful Hollywood producer who reads about his own obituary in the New York Times while he was on a plane trip from his home in Santa Fe. The news story tells of a triple homicide of his wife, his best friend, and himself . . . all found shot to death, naked, in a bed in his guest room in Santa Fe. So who really was killed? And why did Wolf block out the day the murders happened? So Wolf is a suspect for the killings and employs the help of Ed Eagle, a high-paid criminal attorney in Santa Fe. Will Wolf with Eagle's help be able to clear his name of the murders and find the real killer?
I enjoyed this fast-paced story involving mistaken identity, greed, and murder. There was a good twist to the story but I did have most of it figured out well before the ending. I also thought the character development was very good and I liked Ed Eagle, however, I was a little disappointed when it was disclosed that Eagle was not Native American as most people in Santa Fe believed him to be. I look forward to reading more of this series and probably more of Woods other novels as well.
I enjoyed this fast-paced story involving mistaken identity, greed, and murder. There was a good twist to the story but I did have most of it figured out well before the ending. I also thought the character development was very good and I liked Ed Eagle, however, I was a little disappointed when it was disclosed that Eagle was not Native American as most people in Santa Fe believed him to be. I look forward to reading more of this series and probably more of Woods other novels as well.
February 6, 2022
First in this series of books tells of Ed Eagle’s past and his Defense Attorney practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wolf Willett a film maker for Centurion productions in Los Angeles is accused of killing 3 people in Santa Fe, one being his wife, and is now in desperate need of a lawyer. Ed Eagle is one of the best in the area and becomes his lawyer and aids in unraveling both his present situation and the complex life his wife had. In the last chapter, the real killer is finally revealed. Interesting plot, I’m looking forward to more reading more cases of Ed Eagle.
October 19, 2017
Pretty improbable but rather fun. Plot manipulation too obvious; depends on assumption that women are impenetrable mysteries. You can marry them and live with them for years without ever realizing they are psycho killers.
October 12, 2023
Santa Fe rules by Stuart Woods is the 1st book in the Ed Eagle series. The story kept my interest but there were so many leaps of logic and coincedental occurrances to make it work I just can't say it was all that good. And for the 1st book in the series, the series namesake doesn't really play that much of a roll. Wasn't good enough to tempt me to read the next few.
December 3, 2017
This is the first in the Santa Fe series, a pretty good mystery /thriller. Wolf Willett wakes up to find his dog mysteriously scratching at the guest bedroom door. Shrugging it off Wolf leaves for a trip in his plane only to later learn that there was a murder committed in his home, his ex wife , his partner and himself were found dead, thus beginning this mystery.. Wolf hires Ed Eagle to help defend him and get to the bottom of it. There are quite a few twists and turns with some surprising developments. A pleasant story..
July 16, 2014
Stuart Woods' books are always a very entertaining read with interesting and likeable characters, varied plot lines and endings that leave the reader feeling good. Santa Fe Rules is the initial book in a series featuring Santa Fe lawyer Ed Eagle and this story is just as entertaining as the books in the Stone Barrington series. The only negative part is the fact that there are currently only 4 books in this series. Hopefully there will be more.
July 21, 2015
#1 in the Ed Eagle series.
Ed Eagle, Santa Fe attorney, represents Hollywood producer Wolf Willett when three shotgunned bodies are found in a guest bedroom of his home. One of the bodies was originally thought to be Wolf, but when Wolf surfaced he became the prime suspect in a tangled plot with more than a believable quota of coincidences and mistaken identities.
Ed Eagle, Santa Fe attorney, represents Hollywood producer Wolf Willett when three shotgunned bodies are found in a guest bedroom of his home. One of the bodies was originally thought to be Wolf, but when Wolf surfaced he became the prime suspect in a tangled plot with more than a believable quota of coincidences and mistaken identities.
April 22, 2024
I have read all of the Stone Barrington books by this author and then started the Ed Eagle series. I enjoyed this book FAR more than any of the Barrington series which were all just the same basic plot with a few variations thrown in and seemed to have been cranked out of a literary assembly line just so the author could claim to have written a huge number of novels.
June 18, 2011
Very Good; Continuing character: Ed Eagle (first in series); a Hollywood producer can't recall the previous day, then finds out his wife, his partner, and another man have all been shotgunned to death in his house
July 7, 2014
I have had this book in the back of my bookshelf for a long time and discovered it recently while sorting through and weeding out my collection. I loved the story and the characters and will definitely read another book by this author.
June 21, 2015
Very interesting and enjoyable. It keep you in suspense the way through and even introduced a little surprise at the end, although if you were paying attention throughout the reading of the book it should not have been such a surprise because of the little hints dropped along the way.
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