Near Miss, Stuart Woods
Near Miss, Stuart Woods
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Near Miss

Bestseller

Author: Stuart Woods, Brett Battles

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 06/06/2023

Synopsis

Stone Barrington faces down a deadly foe in the latest thrilling adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Following a string of adventures, Stone Barrington is enjoying some downtime in New York City when a chance encounter introduces him to a charming new companion. Too bad she also comes with the baggage of a persistent ex-boyfriend intent on retribution. 

As Stone skillfully dodges each disturbance, it becomes clear that there's an even more treacherous game being played behind the scenes. When long-standing grudges resurface, Stone is brought back into the orbit of some familiar enemies. He must use all of his tricks—as well as those of a few old friends—to evade trouble before it's too late. But this time, danger just might catch up with him.

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 Monnie on April 02, 2023

What can I say? Here we have a romp through the world of the rich and famous for the 64th time. Even with the loss of long-time author Stuart Woods last year, "takeover" author Brett Battles has continued Woods' tradition of turning banter into an art form interspersed with snippets of a plot that t......more

Goodreads review by Wendi Flint Rank on June 06, 2023

You just cannot go wrong with spending time every now and then with Stone Barrington and his crew! I believe I’ve read most of this series and it’s always such a nice break—-possibly an odd thought as the body count steadily rises and Stone, or Dino, or Madam President are threatened and yes, often s......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 15, 2023

I’m torn on this one. While the story was similar to previous in this series there was a noticeable change in writing style. Enough that it wasn’t a bad book but I was expecting better. I’ll still try more in this series if someone else continues it because I’ve read them all and am invested in the......more

Goodreads review by Mark on June 27, 2023

Well, here we are...Woods' 64th formulaic romp through the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," without Robin Leach...Stone finds girl...Girl's ex, some made crime lord, is angered and attacks...Stone uses his resources and responds...Totally works for me as a guilty pleasure!!!......more

Goodreads review by Becky Simpson on June 15, 2023

While this is an easy beach read it was not captivating at all. Tired plot with the usual Stone activities. The character Carly was very unbelievable and boring. Not one I would recommend other than a light read for a trip or beach day.......more

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