Dead Paradise (Stone Barrington Novels) [Paperback]

Stuart Woods (Author)

Book Description

Series: Stone Barrington Novels | Publication Date: February 7, 2006

In the hands of bestselling author Stuart Woods, Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington has seen his share of the dark side of human nature. But nothing compares to what he finds in the sunny climes of California and Florida...

L.A. Dead-When a celebrity murder threatens his former flame Arrington Calder, Stone must plumb the depths of film society to find the killer-before a court trial rips away his last chance at a life he once desperately wanted...

Cold Paradise-In the dead of a New York City winter, Stone gets paid a small fortune to track down a Palm Beach femme fatale. But her true identity unearths a part of Stone's past-and a crafty killer...

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade (February 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 045121756X
• ISBN-13: 978-0451217561
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #805,793 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stuart Woods is the author of forty-four novels, including the New York Times-bestselling Stone Barrington series and Holly Barker series. The last twenty-eight of them have been New York Times best-sellers. He is an avid private pilot, flying his own jet on two book tours a year. His latest novel is Santa Fe Edge,to be published on September 21st. You may see his tour schedule and learn more about the author on his website, www.stuartwoods.com.

Customer Reviews

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90 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Caveat emptor, February 8, 2006

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C. Wagner "cecilkunkle" (On the banks of the Wabash far away) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Paradise (Stone Barrington Novels) (Paperback)

Caveat emptor! Yes, that is right. Before you purchase this title, enlarge the cover graphic and find it contains the two already published books "L.A. Dead" and "Cold Paradise." If you do not already own those titles-swell- buy this one! If you do, save your money.

71 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pre Pub - Buyer Beware, March 11, 2006

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Eclectic Reader (Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Paradise (Stone Barrington Novels) (Paperback)

I ordered "Dead Paradise" in December when there was little information concerning the content of the book in the listing. I've been reading Woods since Chiefs and while Stone Barrington is not my favorite lead character, I trusted the author to provide another good read in a new book.

When I received the book two and a half months later, I have to admit Woods had provided a good read but years before with the publication of "L.A. Dead" and "Cold Paradise". I don't know if the idea to market the books in this manner was the publishers or the authors but those of us who are Woods fans and bought "Dead Paradise", will not be caught unaware again.

I will not be automatically pre-ordering selections without full information in the listing. In fact, I'm reviewing my pre-orders as soon as I complete this review.

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dead Paradise, February 9, 2006

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Stone B fan "Barrington fan" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dead Paradise (Stone Barrington Novels) (Paperback)

I bought it and was extremely disapointed. I think that I got the shaft. It was represented as a new novel. Instead, it was 2 old novels combined into one book.
Buyer beware, I think that this is a case of gross advertising deception.