Carnal Curiosity, Stuart Woods
Carnal Curiosity, Stuart Woods
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Carnal Curiosity

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/08/2014


Synopsis

Stone Barrington is back in the extraordinary new adventure from New York Times–bestselling author Stuart Woods.
 
Stone Barrington seems to have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  When Manhattan’s elite are beset by a series of clever crimes—and Stone is a material witness—he and his former partner Dino Bacchetti find themselves drawn into the world of high-end security and fraud, where insider knowledge and access are limited to a privileged few, and the wealthy are made vulnerable by the very systems meant to keep them safe. As Stone and Dino delve deeper into their investigation, they learn that the mastermind behind the incidents may have some intimate ties to Stone . . . and that the biggest heist is still to come.

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 Scott on May 08, 2014

Stone Barrington and Stuart Woods are becoming tiresome. This is formulaic fiction at its worst. Stone meets a beautiful insurance investigator who has come to adjust his claim and that's not all she adjusts. Ten minutes later she's in his bed. After a couple of more rolls in the hay she moves on to......more

Goodreads review by Magpie67 on August 19, 2018

Food, drinks, sex, politics, white collar crime, police, feds, white house and devious plans to steal jewelry. Big mistake picking Stone Barrington as a mark... see where that lands you... I have decided I want to be Joan, the secretary. I would like to be on the fringe of all the excitement. Book 2......more

Goodreads review by Paula on July 10, 2019

My dearest Stone, Based on my math, you are--at a minimum--pushing 60 years of age. (18 + 4 yrs college + 3 yrs law school + 14 years as a cop + 2 years to meet Arrington, take/pass the bar, reconnect with Arrington, date, live with, get pregnant, break up & have baby Peter + 16 years of not being a......more

Goodreads review by Monnie on April 24, 2014

If you're looking for a book that reads quickly, this may be the one; I polished it off in spare time in a single day. It also follows the mundane, laid-back pattern I've found in the series featuring filthy rich attorney Stone Barrington; action happens, but nobody gets excited about it. Case in po......more

Goodreads review by Anne on April 22, 2014

Same old Stuart Woods; lots of sex, fast paced action and facile plotting. It's simply a romp that entertains at 3 AM when sleep eludes one.......more


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Praise for Carnal Curiosity

“Stone Barrington shows he’s one of the smoothest operators around...entertaining.”—Publishers Weekly

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)