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Stone Barrington #22
D.C. Dead
Old friends converge on a new case when Stone Barrington is called to America’s capital in this explosive thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
After a shocking loss, Stone Barrington is at loose ends, unsure if he wants to stay in New York and continue his work as a partner at Woodman and Weld. It comes as a welcome relief when he’s summoned to Washington, D.C., by President Will Lee. The President has a special operation that calls for Stone’s unique skill set, and it’s a mission that will reunite him with his former partner—in bed and in crime—Holly Barker.
After a shocking loss, Stone Barrington is at loose ends, unsure if he wants to stay in New York and continue his work as a partner at Woodman and Weld. It comes as a welcome relief when he’s summoned to Washington, D.C., by President Will Lee. The President has a special operation that calls for Stone’s unique skill set, and it’s a mission that will reunite him with his former partner—in bed and in crime—Holly Barker.
400 pages, Paperback
First published December 22, 2011
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About the author
Stuart Woods
408 books3,220 followersStuart Woods was an American novelist best known for Chiefs and his long-running Stone Barrington series. A Georgia native, he initially pursued a career in advertising before relocating to England and Ireland, where he developed a passion for sailing. His love for the sport led him to write his first published work, Blue Water, Green Skipper, about his experiences in a transatlantic yacht race.
His debut novel, Chiefs, was inspired by a family story about his grandfather, a police chief. The book, a gripping crime saga spanning several decades, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was later adapted into a television miniseries. It launched Woods' career as a novelist, leading to a prolific output of thrillers.
Woods' most famous creation, Stone Barrington, is a former NYPD detective turned high-profile lawyer who navigates elite circles while solving crimes. The series became a bestseller and remained a staple of his career, often featuring crossover characters from his other books, such as CIA operative Holly Barker and defense lawyer Ed Eagle.
Beyond writing, Woods was an experienced pilot and yachtsman. He maintained homes in Florida, Maine, and New Mexico, where he lived with his wife and their Labrador, Fred. His literary career spanned decades, with dozens of bestsellers to his name.
His debut novel, Chiefs, was inspired by a family story about his grandfather, a police chief. The book, a gripping crime saga spanning several decades, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was later adapted into a television miniseries. It launched Woods' career as a novelist, leading to a prolific output of thrillers.
Woods' most famous creation, Stone Barrington, is a former NYPD detective turned high-profile lawyer who navigates elite circles while solving crimes. The series became a bestseller and remained a staple of his career, often featuring crossover characters from his other books, such as CIA operative Holly Barker and defense lawyer Ed Eagle.
Beyond writing, Woods was an experienced pilot and yachtsman. He maintained homes in Florida, Maine, and New Mexico, where he lived with his wife and their Labrador, Fred. His literary career spanned decades, with dozens of bestsellers to his name.
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July 15, 2012
Well, this had to be the MOST misogynistic Stone Barrington yet (and that is saying something!) I read (or should I say, used to read) Stuart Wood's books for escapism--Stone has plenty of money, a great townhouse, a jet (!), a loyal best friend, and exciting cases to solve. In this one, however, Stone's complete self-involvement (or Woods' lack of a good editor) allows two more beautiful women to die unnecessarily. In this book, it is as if Woods cannot eliminate strong, successful women fast enough! Meanwhile, the catalyst of these murders is a White House chief of staff who is a total horndog--as are Stone and his buddy Dino. While Stuart Woods is not going to suffer one iota by my choosing to forego his future fiction, I at least have Goodreads as a place to vent my frustration!
November 2, 2025
4 Stars. Does Elaine's restaurant really exist in New York City? Or did it? Yes. At one point in this enjoyable series about a rich lawyer who practices little law and his police buddy Dino, who always seems to have convenient holidays, Elaine's closed. I'd like to have visited at least once just to watch the likes of these two in action. Maybe try a Knob Creek Bourbon - by the way do the manufacturers pay a placement fee for such advertising? Stone's recurring fling, CIA executive Holly Barker, invites him and Dino, no, commands them, to dine with President Lee and the First Lady; they are not satisfied with the FBI conclusion a year earlier on the suicide of the man who managed White House operations, Brixton Kendrick, and his supposed murder of his wife Mimi. Stone and Dino are asked to investigate but with a "Please be discreet." Not possible, after all this is Washington! Barrington brings all of his usual techniques to the table. The body's pile up. Teddy Fay makes an appearance - remember he used to work for the CIA. Even for a fan, the novel feels a touch formulaic, but I'll be back for another bourbon thank you. (No2018/Oc2025)
April 25, 2012
Wow! I was shocked by how bad this was--especially the second half. Just...shocked. As one reviewer put it: "Two particular bad plot holes: First, Stone gets a call that essentially identifies the killer. He lies to his friends about who called, and then for the rest of the book apparently forgets the contents of the call, as he is clueless about who done it. Worse, at one point Stone is telling B that A is dead (truthfully). Later B is murdered and Stone thinks A did it! And no one seems to notice the time sequence." I kept re-checking this because I couldn't believe a book could get out the door with mistakes this big. One would think these plot holes should either be caught by the author during a rewrite or at least by the editor (maybe he or she had enough problems with the rest of the book). Kind of criminal, I think, to churn out stuff that doesn't even make sense. Stone Barrington = no Sherlock Holmes. Pompous author's note at the end was the icing on the cake.
May 23, 2015
another action pack story...
January 6, 2012
I fear the day has arrived. Stuart Woods has lost his touch.
Now Woods was never an overambitious author. His novels are fun, tight stories with clearly etched characters delivered in 300 pages or less. Perfect for a nonstop from Atlanta to LA, including a break for dinner in first class.
Woods has been developing a stable of characters to assist in churning out a new novel every six months without going the franchise route that has so diminished James Patterson. With the exception of Ed Eagle, almost every one of his characters makes an appearance here…to their (and our) detriment.
In D. C. Dead, we start with an improbable premise (and that is saying quite a bit, given Woods oeuvre); are pretty clear on the culprit by page 37; and a suspect is left in the running despite being off-ed before the last victim.
Woods has trained us not to expect much … and in “D. C. Dead” he certainly delivers.
Now Woods was never an overambitious author. His novels are fun, tight stories with clearly etched characters delivered in 300 pages or less. Perfect for a nonstop from Atlanta to LA, including a break for dinner in first class.
Woods has been developing a stable of characters to assist in churning out a new novel every six months without going the franchise route that has so diminished James Patterson. With the exception of Ed Eagle, almost every one of his characters makes an appearance here…to their (and our) detriment.
In D. C. Dead, we start with an improbable premise (and that is saying quite a bit, given Woods oeuvre); are pretty clear on the culprit by page 37; and a suspect is left in the running despite being off-ed before the last victim.
Woods has trained us not to expect much … and in “D. C. Dead” he certainly delivers.
October 12, 2013
Spoiler alert. Way too many mistakes in this book. Mike Freeman of Strategic Services got a name change to Mike Newman; Stone was told that Milly lived in Georgetown in a house with a black door a block from the Trasks but in the next chapter he didn't know where she lived and found her at the Watergate; Charlotte died before Fair (which was acknowledged) but in the next chapter the guys decided to pin Fair's death on her. Never did find out how the lipstick got on the stone/brick (?) or why Stone never mentioned the phone call saying that the March Hare was also called Robocop. These are major errors (not to mention Arrington having a girl in one book which turned out to be a boy in the next). I'm not too impressed with Stuart Woods at this point. He doesn't seem to have much respect for his readers. I like the stories and will finish the series since I've gotten this far but don't think I'll start another.
February 27, 2012
The reviews on amazon for D.C. Dead were terrible. I'm not saying this book is any more than what I always say the Stone Barrington books are: Private and Privilege for adults, but a lot of the reviews claim that Woods' books have gone down hill. I actually don't remember them being any better than they are now. I started reading them maybe twenty years ago, so maybe I am just forgetting, but to me, they were all was just candy, guilty-pleasure fantasy. When were they more than that? Sure, Chiefs was awesome, I read that when I was twelve or thirteen and loved it, but that was the last time I remember thinking, "Man, Stuart Woods, what a good book you wrote!"
In this installment, there's plenty of Dino and a decent amount of Holly Baker, and a touch of the ever-annoying Lance Cabot. I was sad that there weren't any appearances by Dino's son and Stone's son. I hope they get their own series, too.
Holly calls Dino and Stone to D.C. to investigate a year-old murder suicide. There's a lot of bad behavior, high-end food and hotels, and the usual cheese. Pretty stand Woods and I'm looking forward to the next package!
In this installment, there's plenty of Dino and a decent amount of Holly Baker, and a touch of the ever-annoying Lance Cabot. I was sad that there weren't any appearances by Dino's son and Stone's son. I hope they get their own series, too.
Holly calls Dino and Stone to D.C. to investigate a year-old murder suicide. There's a lot of bad behavior, high-end food and hotels, and the usual cheese. Pretty stand Woods and I'm looking forward to the next package!
August 7, 2012
Ugh.............
There is no way to say it nicely............Stone is finished (for me at least). Stuart Woods has given up and his editors should be fired. Please see some of the other reviews, for the plot holes that are so bad that it makes you wonder.....why bother (even writing this short review). To repeat them is just reduntant.
I knew things were going to be tough after the last book which was also poor. I hoped that by bringing together so many of his other characters, Holly, Teddy etc etc something was going to happen. But no, they are brought in to fill pages in a lazy effort, I guess if the publisher says 300 pages, Woods has to produce that many.
You know if Stone and Dino aren't enough anymore to fill a plup novel, then the series is done......Maybe Ed Eagle should have made an appearence, heck Rick Barron could have been pulled in for a laugh. That way I could have said good bye to the whole gang!!
Oh well nothing lasts for ever.
In the immortal words of that great President GW Bush "fool me once,....... shame on, shame on you......fool me.........and you can't get fooled again............???????????"
There is no way to say it nicely............Stone is finished (for me at least). Stuart Woods has given up and his editors should be fired. Please see some of the other reviews, for the plot holes that are so bad that it makes you wonder.....why bother (even writing this short review). To repeat them is just reduntant.
I knew things were going to be tough after the last book which was also poor. I hoped that by bringing together so many of his other characters, Holly, Teddy etc etc something was going to happen. But no, they are brought in to fill pages in a lazy effort, I guess if the publisher says 300 pages, Woods has to produce that many.
You know if Stone and Dino aren't enough anymore to fill a plup novel, then the series is done......Maybe Ed Eagle should have made an appearence, heck Rick Barron could have been pulled in for a laugh. That way I could have said good bye to the whole gang!!
Oh well nothing lasts for ever.
In the immortal words of that great President GW Bush "fool me once,....... shame on, shame on you......fool me.........and you can't get fooled again............???????????"
March 24, 2012
OK, so I've read most of Wood's books and should know what to expect--a ho-hum read. But this one was worse this usual. I would give it one star, but I did finish it. At one point the hero's second (Dino) says "we've been asses." That accurately sums up the characters behavior. Two particular bad plot holes: First, Stone gets a call that essentially identifies the killer. He lies to his friends about who called, and then for the rest of the book apparently forgets the contents of the call, as he is clueless about who done it. Worse, at one point Stone is telling B that A is dead (truthfully). Later B is murdered and Stone thinks A did it! And no one seems to notice the time sequence. Bah!
June 14, 2024
June 2024. My first reading was in 2013 on trip to Lake Tahoe for Iron Man of Max. Seems like two lifetimes ago. Great memories and great photos. I think the first group photo was pre-sunrise with little Logan on my shoulders.
2023 this was a five star on first reading. However no point in reading again. If you know the punch line you can’t unknow it.
Dec 2021. still a fav
June 2020 still a favorite. received this as a b day gift fromAdam. I seemed to not have entered the update. Indeed, I read it in June 2020. I need to truly take a break of at least 3 years. To diary to June 2023.
Sept 2018. I need a 3 year break on this story. Still a 5 star for me but I am my own "spoiler".
April 2017 Trip to Sacramento -ACLU weekend. Yep once a year. Still a favorite of mine!!
5-1-2016 I guess IU am reading this book around every 12 months. Yes - I still enjoy this story!!!!
5-28-15 book on tape enjoyed it as a book on tape. upped to 6 *****
1-1-2014 read this in Portland oregon on our trip. I own it!!!!!! from Powells.
9-1-2013 this is a 2012 copyright.
I read this book on a plane trip top Tahoe for Max' IRONMAN. good book for a trip. I thought I had read it but I believe it is knew but with so so many characters previously intropducted. I recommend it!
New entry
July 2022 still a favorite . 2021. still a fav
June 2020 still a favorite. received this as a b day gift fromAdam. I seemed to not have entered the update. Indeed, I read it in June 2020. I need to truly take a break of at least 3 years. To diary to June 2023.
Sept 2018. I need a 3 year break on this story. Still a 5 star for me but I am my own "spoiler".
April 2017 Trip to Sacramento -ACLU weekend. Yep once a year. Still a favorite of mine!!
5-1-2016 I guess IU am reading this book around every 12 months. Yes - I still enjoy this story!!!!
5-28-15 book on tape enjoyed it as a book on tape. upped to 6 *****
1-1-2014 read this in Portland oregon on our trip. I own it!!!!!! from Powells.
9-1-2013 this is a 2012 copyright.
I read this book on a plane trip top Tahoe for Max' IRONMAN. good book for a trip. I thought I had read it but I believe it is knew but with so so many characters previously intropducted. I recommend it!
New entry
July 2022 still a favorite .
2023 this was a five star on first reading. However no point in reading again. If you know the punch line you can’t unknow it.
Dec 2021. still a fav
June 2020 still a favorite. received this as a b day gift fromAdam. I seemed to not have entered the update. Indeed, I read it in June 2020. I need to truly take a break of at least 3 years. To diary to June 2023.
Sept 2018. I need a 3 year break on this story. Still a 5 star for me but I am my own "spoiler".
April 2017 Trip to Sacramento -ACLU weekend. Yep once a year. Still a favorite of mine!!
5-1-2016 I guess IU am reading this book around every 12 months. Yes - I still enjoy this story!!!!
5-28-15 book on tape enjoyed it as a book on tape. upped to 6 *****
1-1-2014 read this in Portland oregon on our trip. I own it!!!!!! from Powells.
9-1-2013 this is a 2012 copyright.
I read this book on a plane trip top Tahoe for Max' IRONMAN. good book for a trip. I thought I had read it but I believe it is knew but with so so many characters previously intropducted. I recommend it!
New entry
July 2022 still a favorite . 2021. still a fav
June 2020 still a favorite. received this as a b day gift fromAdam. I seemed to not have entered the update. Indeed, I read it in June 2020. I need to truly take a break of at least 3 years. To diary to June 2023.
Sept 2018. I need a 3 year break on this story. Still a 5 star for me but I am my own "spoiler".
April 2017 Trip to Sacramento -ACLU weekend. Yep once a year. Still a favorite of mine!!
5-1-2016 I guess IU am reading this book around every 12 months. Yes - I still enjoy this story!!!!
5-28-15 book on tape enjoyed it as a book on tape. upped to 6 *****
1-1-2014 read this in Portland oregon on our trip. I own it!!!!!! from Powells.
9-1-2013 this is a 2012 copyright.
I read this book on a plane trip top Tahoe for Max' IRONMAN. good book for a trip. I thought I had read it but I believe it is knew but with so so many characters previously intropducted. I recommend it!
New entry
July 2022 still a favorite .
February 13, 2013
What a mess. A mystery where the detectives are screwing their way through the suspects and victims. Some old man's fantasy, turned into me thinking that the detectives had absolutely no integrity and they were only interested in having sex and not actually attempting to solve the crime. Maybe I would feel differently if I had been reading this series from the beginning instead of jumping in now. This book felt lazy and as though sex was thrown in to make up for the fact that the author was running out of plot points.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 17, 2024
This should have been called DC mess. Ugh.
Todd Bacon was in this but wasn’t he fired in a previous book because he leaked classified information. Ugh.
Teddy Fay is back and sadly Lauren met a horrible fate. At least Teddy got his revenge.
The DC murders were all connected to one killer. I guessed who they were pretty much from the beginning. Huge sigh 🙄🙄
Stuart Woods got super lazy in his writing in later years huh?!? I guess the quality will not improve with the next book.. I’ll still read it. I am not even sure why🤣🤣🤣
Todd Bacon was in this but wasn’t he fired in a previous book because he leaked classified information. Ugh.
Teddy Fay is back and sadly Lauren met a horrible fate. At least Teddy got his revenge.
The DC murders were all connected to one killer. I guessed who they were pretty much from the beginning. Huge sigh 🙄🙄
Stuart Woods got super lazy in his writing in later years huh?!? I guess the quality will not improve with the next book.. I’ll still read it. I am not even sure why🤣🤣🤣
September 19, 2023
It was great!! Twists and turns throughout. I thought I figured it out. I didn’t.
August 23, 2019
This was NOT my first Stone Barrington book, and it won’t be my last because sometimes I do just want a “rich and famous” fast read... but it was awful.
I’m not even going to complain about the privilege and whatever else that Barrington has. It’s fine. I’ve read some books in the Gossip Girls series and the Pretty Little Liars series so I can be okay with the books where the rich and famous have everything they want and more.
What I didn’t like was:
1) how Stone screwed basically every woman in this book — like wait what?! Wouldn’t that make business relationships weird AF no matter how many times you repeat that you’re not in it for a relationship? The number of times that Stone was described as having sex throughout this book was just irritating. Makes him feel very one-dimensional and like he only thinks with his dick (which is possible I guess, he is a guy... *rolls eyes* thanks Woods for perpetuating this stereotype).
2) When he defended a potential murder suspect as “she couldn’t have been the serial killer, she’s too nice!” (Because guess what... he just slept with her. Shocker!!) And Dino just goes with it after initially saying “nice people murder too” (paraphrases, all).
3) When Stone presented a report to the president about his conclusions, wherein he stated that Y killed X and then killed herself... except literally A CHAPTER BEFORE, it’s stated that Y killed herself and then X was found murdered some amount of time later (not minutes or even hours later, either, and it was also stated that X was seen alive after Y was found dead... so how could Y have possibly killed X??). This is never actually addressed or solved.
4) The actual murderer got away. Spoiler: Dino was having sex with her basically every day.
5) The pompous author’s note at the end of the book was the icing on the cake. “Don’t send me mail, you can send me email but not in any of these categories because don’t worry, I won’t read it and will outright delete it, and here’s my agent’s address for any book related concerns you have BUT don’t talk with her about any actual agent-related queries of your own. Basically I don’t want to hear from you, because although you’re how I make my money, you mean nothing to me and in fact are quite irritating to me.”
Ugh.
I’m not even going to complain about the privilege and whatever else that Barrington has. It’s fine. I’ve read some books in the Gossip Girls series and the Pretty Little Liars series so I can be okay with the books where the rich and famous have everything they want and more.
What I didn’t like was:
1) how Stone screwed basically every woman in this book — like wait what?! Wouldn’t that make business relationships weird AF no matter how many times you repeat that you’re not in it for a relationship? The number of times that Stone was described as having sex throughout this book was just irritating. Makes him feel very one-dimensional and like he only thinks with his dick (which is possible I guess, he is a guy... *rolls eyes* thanks Woods for perpetuating this stereotype).
2) When he defended a potential murder suspect as “she couldn’t have been the serial killer, she’s too nice!” (Because guess what... he just slept with her. Shocker!!) And Dino just goes with it after initially saying “nice people murder too” (paraphrases, all).
3) When Stone presented a report to the president about his conclusions, wherein he stated that Y killed X and then killed herself... except literally A CHAPTER BEFORE, it’s stated that Y killed herself and then X was found murdered some amount of time later (not minutes or even hours later, either, and it was also stated that X was seen alive after Y was found dead... so how could Y have possibly killed X??). This is never actually addressed or solved.
4) The actual murderer got away. Spoiler: Dino was having sex with her basically every day.
5) The pompous author’s note at the end of the book was the icing on the cake. “Don’t send me mail, you can send me email but not in any of these categories because don’t worry, I won’t read it and will outright delete it, and here’s my agent’s address for any book related concerns you have BUT don’t talk with her about any actual agent-related queries of your own. Basically I don’t want to hear from you, because although you’re how I make my money, you mean nothing to me and in fact are quite irritating to me.”
Ugh.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 15, 2013
AARP porn.
The main characters are all eligible for AARP membership, and they all revel in older people's fantasies - salted steaks, drinking at all hours, parenting children introduced fully formed (and going to an Ivy League school), piloting airplanes, and driving fancy cars. Sorta out of an old "Dynasty" episode, complete with shoulder pads.
I guess the biggest suspension of reality centers around the procedural part - like the Secret Service / FBI would be ok with the original explanation of murder / suicide, and not know about the bad guy's long and recent history. The phrase "This is Washington" is the book's mantra to explain how powerful the rumor mill is, yet no one suspected him until Our Hero figures it out. Really?
The author broke Chekohv's gun rule: a few guns are in the lock box of Barrington's car, yet no shots are fired.
There is also a weird and disconnected sub-plot that is unrelated to the main story. I'll guess it forwards stories in other book lines, but it really is just noise.
This is a good book for a long hospital stay. About it.
The main characters are all eligible for AARP membership, and they all revel in older people's fantasies - salted steaks, drinking at all hours, parenting children introduced fully formed (and going to an Ivy League school), piloting airplanes, and driving fancy cars. Sorta out of an old "Dynasty" episode, complete with shoulder pads.
I guess the biggest suspension of reality centers around the procedural part - like the Secret Service / FBI would be ok with the original explanation of murder / suicide, and not know about the bad guy's long and recent history. The phrase "This is Washington" is the book's mantra to explain how powerful the rumor mill is, yet no one suspected him until Our Hero figures it out. Really?
The author broke Chekohv's gun rule: a few guns are in the lock box of Barrington's car, yet no shots are fired.
There is also a weird and disconnected sub-plot that is unrelated to the main story. I'll guess it forwards stories in other book lines, but it really is just noise.
This is a good book for a long hospital stay. About it.
January 23, 2012
Like I said Son of Stone was sort of a prequel to this book. Actually he was just setting up his fans with new characters. Not completely necessary. In this book since so many came back. Holly Baker, Lee, Lance, Teddy Faye to mention few. Stone Barrington is in washington dc with his buddy Dino. This book starts where SOn of Stone ends: after bringing his son Peter to college and after Arrington's death. Stone & Dino are asked to investigate the apparent murder suicide of a white house employee and his wife...complications arise.
Stone was too busy having sex to figure out the killer in this book. I still have problems with Stone's attitude towards casual sex with women he does not know. Note that he never has to initiate it- every woman wants him. This makes me wonder about woods? I know Stuart Woods is a very capable author; however, I think his Stone Barrington novels are beginning to need less sex and more story.
Stone was too busy having sex to figure out the killer in this book. I still have problems with Stone's attitude towards casual sex with women he does not know. Note that he never has to initiate it- every woman wants him. This makes me wonder about woods? I know Stuart Woods is a very capable author; however, I think his Stone Barrington novels are beginning to need less sex and more story.
June 18, 2012
The Trifecta! - Stone & Dino, Holly and Lance, Will and Kate. Well, actually, it's a quad-fecta, since Teddy Fay returns, along with Lauren Cade.
This book picks up after Arrington's death, when Stone and Dino are having empty-nest syndrome.They head to Washington DC at Holly's request on behalf of Will Lee to investigate a murder that the FBI cleared.
This was a good one, as I only briefly suspected the killer, and then dismissed it.
But P.S. How is it that Stone does not have an STD by now? I'm serious - he's more of a slut than Alex Cross.
This book picks up after Arrington's death, when Stone and Dino are having empty-nest syndrome.They head to Washington DC at Holly's request on behalf of Will Lee to investigate a murder that the FBI cleared.
This was a good one, as I only briefly suspected the killer, and then dismissed it.
But P.S. How is it that Stone does not have an STD by now? I'm serious - he's more of a slut than Alex Cross.
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October 17, 2013Stone Barrington is an ex-NYPD homicide detective, now practicing law in a prestigious law firm in New York.
Stone and his ex-NYPD partner, Dino Bacchetti, have an agreement to do side-jobs for the C.I.A. They are contracted to re-investigate a murder in Washington D.C.
They attempted to terminate their investigation twice due to a lack of leads and evidence. They were slow to reach the conclusion that there was only one suspect left who had not even been considered.
Stone and his ex-NYPD partner, Dino Bacchetti, have an agreement to do side-jobs for the C.I.A. They are contracted to re-investigate a murder in Washington D.C.
They attempted to terminate their investigation twice due to a lack of leads and evidence. They were slow to reach the conclusion that there was only one suspect left who had not even been considered.
May 8, 2017
Stone and Dino are called to the White House by President Will Lee to solve numerous murders. The duo meets up with CIA Agent Holly Baker and together they piece together clues that don’t always seem to fit.
The story was good but I miss Richard Ferrone as the voice of the Stone Barrington characters.
The story was good but I miss Richard Ferrone as the voice of the Stone Barrington characters.
July 5, 2023
I listen to these books when I am really busy and I don't have the brain space to think to much. If you read this series you know what you are going to get . What you are not sure about is if it is going to be good or bad. This one was not to bad.
January 22, 2012
Gratuitous boudoir scenes. Execrable plot. Next time someone calls lets hope the real Stone Barrington and Dino Bacchetti show up.
May 26, 2020
Not only trash, it's badly written trash. It's sad that people not only read this kind of stuff, they actually go back for more.
February 14, 2023
I enjoyed this book. Had a bit of Teddy Fay in it also.
May 31, 2019
Stone Barrington gets requested by the president to come to D.C. and investigate a murder. Stone's pal Dino goes along to help. A series killer is on the loose and presents a challenge for Stone to figure out. Things are figured out but not completely closed out. Dino has a new love interest during the process. A very entertaining and enjoyable read.
October 25, 2025
Entertainment at its best . stone and Dino working together work great together. Great storyline as usual . Stone BARRINGTON is a male escort in some of these books., he definitely has many girlfriends in each book. Riveting
October 8, 2025
chasing a sexual predator killer.
November 7, 2023
Stories are just not the same after he became rich.
September 21, 2025
Not too bad. Typical Stone Barrington. Mainly predicable.
December 31, 2020
Stone Barrington, and his best friend, Dino Bacchetti, are summoned to Washington, D.C. by President Will Lee to investigate the suicide of a White House staffer following the murder of his wife. Stone and Dino are asked to confirm the conclusions of the investigation, and soon have their doubts. As they interview the staff and friends of the deceased, an interesting pattern develops - the husband was quite a lothario. And when a number of other women apparently connected to the case begin to “become deceased”, Stone and Dino find that their conclusions are not correct. This is the 22nd book in Woods’ Stone Barrington series (I have read all but 2 of them as well as a few others later in the series, which will number 58 by mid-2021). I guess you are allowed a dud from time to time. There were too many incongruities in this one - timelines messed up, characters that seemed to be confused with each other (author’s fault) - and the usual sexual escapades of the main character were a little too much as well (although not as graphic as many other books in the series). The inclusion of a Teddy Fay storyline (a character from earlier books in the series) seemed to just be a page filler - it had nothing to do with the main theme. I continue my quest to read (or listen to) all of the books in the series, but this one will soon be forgotten. I did listen to this book, and as I have said before, this is a good series for that format.
February 14, 2025
Stuart Woods books are amazing . Have not read one that I did not love.
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