Mounting Fears, Stuart Woods
Mounting Fears, Stuart Woods
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Mounting Fears

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/13/2009


Synopsis

New York Times– bestselling author Stuart Woods returns with another page-turning thriller.President Will Lee is having a rough week. His vice president just died during surgery. Confirmation hearings for the new vice president are under way, but the squeaky-clean governor whom Will has nominated may have a few previously unnoticed skeletons in his closet. And Teddy Fay, the rogue CIA agent last seen in Shoot Him If He Runs, is plotting his revenge on CIA director Kate Rule Lee—the president’s wife.Plus there are some loose nukes in Pakistan that might just trigger World War III if Will’s diplomatic efforts fall short. It’s up to President Lee—with some help from Holly Barker, Lance Cabot, and a few other Stuart Woods series regulars—to save the world, and the upcoming election.

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 Keith on August 03, 2012

As the book jacket says: “President Will Lee is having a rough week.” It also appears he’s having a rough year or maybe even a rough administration. Although the prez seems like a really nice guy; honest, trustworthy and a man of his word, almost everyone around him seems to be lying, double dealing......more

Goodreads review by Randy on January 10, 2010

The usually highly readable thriller from Mr. Woods. President Will Lee is not having a good month. The Democratic Convention is going on and his renomination is secure of course. But his VP bows out because of cancer. In picking out a new running mate, it becomes a replacement as the VP succumbs to......more

Goodreads review by Nick on August 05, 2018

It was OK. An easy read, lots of action and political intrigue, but an abrupt and unsatisfying ending. Seems like Stuart just got tired of writing this book and did a one page wrap to finish it so he could go for his dinner.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 03, 2022

Every 50 pages that went by I thought I’d have more of a clue as to what the plot was and then it was the end of the book….......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on April 04, 2018

I liked the story but the sex scenes were a little much.......more


Quotes

Praise for Mounting Fears

“Woods exhibits his usual brilliant sense of pacing.”—Publishers Weekly

“There’s a lot going on in Woods’ latest thriller, but the plotlines dovetail nicely and the suspense never lets up.”—Booklist

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