Loitering with Intent, Stuart Woods
Loitering with Intent, Stuart Woods
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Loitering with Intent

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 04/21/2009


Synopsis

In this action-packed thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington is on the hunt for a man who doesn’t want to be found in Key West...

Dumped by his glamorous Russian girlfriend during dinner at Elaine’s and running low on cash, Stone Barrington is not having a good week. So his luck seems to be improving when he’s hired to locate the missing son of a very wealthy man—lucky because the job pays well, and because the son seems to be hiding in the tropical paradise of Key West. But when Stone and his sometime running buddy Dino Bacchetti arrive in the sunny Keys, it appears that someone has been lying in wait. Stone very nearly loses his life after being blindsided at a local bar, and he realizes that the missing son he’s been hired to track may have good reason for not wanting to be found. Suddenly Key West is looking less like Margaritaville and more like the mean streets of New York...

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

AudiobooksNow review by MARY on 2009-06-09 13:59:07

Great story!! Stuart Woods did his magic again. Stone Barrington wins another case. This was a real treat on audio. I was worried he was going to get a bit sleezy there for awhile, but he pulled the story together nicely. Tony Roberts is a wonderful narrator and he brings it all to life. I felt like I was right there in Florida eating that key lime pie. This is a winner a treat for audio listeners!!!

Goodreads review by Diane

Great series! engaging plotline with a bit of an intrigue added that will keep readers guessing..good writing (paperback!)......more

Goodreads review by Phyllis

Another typical Stone Barrington novel. These are formulaic novels, that are probably 3.5 stars mostly, but I enjoy reading them because of the stress in my life right now, they are easy and distracting. I love reading about Stone because I think the author writes like Stone is living out every guy'......more

Goodreads review by Jack

4 Stars. I'd say five but I didn't like one writing manoeuvre. We'll get to that. Stone Barrington's up for something simple if it combines a short holiday in Key West. You know his style: sun, relaxation, watch the girls, a few Knob Creeks, and arrange for the signing of a contract for the sale of......more


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Praise for Loitering with Intent

“Have a margarita handy when you read this fun page-turner.”—Southern Living
 
“[A] solid, action-packed thriller.”—The Globe and Mail

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)