Shakeup, Stuart Woods
Shakeup, Stuart Woods
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Shakeup

Bestseller

Author: Stuart Woods

Narrator: Tony Roberts

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/27/2020


Synopsis

Stone Barrington must track down an enemy intent on disturbing law and order in the latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

Upon returning from a dangerous coastal adventure, Stone Barrington is looking forward to some normalcy with the leading lady in his life. But when a grisly crime arrives on his doorstep, along with some suspicious new clients eager for his help, Stone realizes peace and quiet are no longer an option.

As it turns out, the mastermind behind the malfeasance rocking New York City and the nation's capital wields a heavy hand of influence. And when Stone is unable to recruit those closest to the case to his side, he is left with few leads and a handful of dead-ends. But with the help of important people in high places--and the expertise of alluring new friends--Stone is more than ready to rise to the occasion.

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 Peg on December 21, 2020

a very light plot, too many sexual encounters and a rushed ending. Why do I keep reading this series>......more

Goodreads review by Skip on January 19, 2021

Returning from Holly Barker's inauguration afterparties with Dino and Viv Bachetti, Stone finds the dead body of Patricia Clark in his hotel room. She is the incoming secretary of commerce Donald Clark's wife. She is in the midst of a contentious divorce with her husband, a philanderer, including mu......more

Goodreads review by Mark on November 09, 2020

You know, comparing the Stuart Woods' early stuff to these later stories really highlights the move from excellent, almost artistic reads, to churning out pulp...But, I'm hooked, almost like a soap opera, into the Stone Barrington universe...They ARE a "Guilty Pleasure"...Don't tell!!!...After atten......more

Goodreads review by Bookreporter.com on November 02, 2020

SHAKEUP is the 55th escapade in Stuart Woods’ long-running and popular series. Stone Barrington is a super-rich New York white-shoe attorney who has high connections, from the president of the United States to celebrities and other wealthy, well-known individuals. The book opens with Stone in Washin......more

Goodreads review by Aniruddha on May 26, 2021

When a dead woman turns up in Stone Barrington's hotel room, everyone is puzzled. Since he was away at the President's inauguration, Stone is cleared of suspicion, but then other people start getting murdered as well, muddying the waters even further. The FBI gets involved, so does NYPD and it's Chie......more


Quotes

“Woods’s alternate universe—in which the first female U.S. president is succeeded by the second female U.S. president—provides perfect escapist fare.”—Publishers Weekly

“Woods provides a lively romp of a book, but it's built for entertainment, not solving puzzles. Pick up a copy to update your sense of why James Bond was and is adored.”—New York Journal of Books