Jackpot, Stuart Woods
Jackpot, Stuart Woods
11 Rating(s)
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Jackpot

Bestseller

Author: Stuart Woods, Bryon Quertermous

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 6 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/01/2021


Synopsis

Teddy Fay hedges his bets in the latest thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods.

When Peter Barrington and Ben Bachetti come under threat while working at a film festival abroad, Teddy Fay is lured to the glittering city of Macau to resolve the problem. He'll soon come to find that world of posh casinos, luxurious developments, and boundless wealth has a dark underbelly of crime and political intrigue . . . and that the biggest players behind the scenes may be far closer to home than anticipated. With international deals and private vendettas at stake, the villains behind the plot aren't about to let Teddy stand in their way. What they don't know is that this seemingly harmless film producer has more than a few tricks up his sleeve.

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 Aniruddha on June 16, 2021

Teddy Fay aka Billy Barnett is returning to LA with a layover in Hongkong. He is suddenly summoned to Macau by Stone Barrington for investigating a blackmail/extortion scheme against his son Peter. Teddy, an ex-CIA operative himself, finds an intricate plan to further the business aspirations of a M......more

Goodreads review by Caleb on December 05, 2021

My fav Teddy Fay novel thus far......more

Goodreads review by Sheldon on June 05, 2021

I am a Teddy Fay fan. His character being the anti-hero is a gift to the Woods cast. Read this one and enjoy an old style adventure.......more

Goodreads review by Rick on July 04, 2021

I have enjoyed many, many Stuart Woods books but this one had no point, inconsistent characters and no tension.......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on June 11, 2021

Not the usual This didn’t work for me. I felt like I was just dropped into a mess. Having Stone in less than 10 pages is not featuring Stone as cover states. The writing style isn’t Stuart Woods and this other author wasn’t mentioned when I paid for the book. I will pay much closer attention to who a......more


Quotes

"Good for readers who enjoy James Patterson and Harlan Coben."—Booklist