Fresh Disasters (Stone Barrington Novels) | Stuart Woods

Fresh Disasters (Stone Barrington Novels) | Stuart Woods | It Is What Is Expected

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Fresh Disasters (S...

	Fresh Disasters (Stone Barrington Novels) Stuart Woods Signet, 2007 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 48 reviews view larger image
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From the New York Times bestselling author A chance encounter with a small-time crook sends Stone Barrington straight into the heart of New York's mafia underworld...

Predictable but fun

When I use the word predictable, I mean that in the first line of the book, the usual characters and the opening plot. From there I was pleasantly surprised with the fun Woods was having with us as the readers. He changes up his storyline so that we are kept guessing on certain issues and plot lines. I think he does that so we go out and buy the next round. I am one that is looking forward to the next book in the series. If you have not read any Stone Barrington novels, this is a good start!

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It Is What Is Expected

When you open (or listen to) a Stone Barrington novel you get what you always get: a lawyer/private eye character who is ultra suave, yet self-effacing, who lives a life somewhat like James Bonds, with fancy restaurants, houses and women at the drop of the hat. There is also a good plot and two very good side-kicks - Dino, he police lieutenant, and Joan, the "Gal Friday".

This is the proto-typical Barrington novel. There are a few plots going onL: one with a ne'er-do-well client, Herbie Fisher, who always just eludes murder; a crazed stalker who arranges the rapes and murders of beautiful women; and the divorce of a wealthy lawyer who has ties to the mob. The plots are good and the ones with Herbie Fisher and the divorce lend humor.

These novels are unpretentious. THere is no attempt to make them anything they are not. They are meant to be read, enjoyed and passed on to the next person lying on the beach. This one is good romp as Stone romps from plot to plot and bedroom to bedroom. A bit formulaic, but the formula is light and enjoyable.

A note on the audio: It is terrific and the reader has voices of Stone and Dino down pat.

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Creativity wearing thin.

The Margin

Woods gets slammed by critics in Fresh Disasters. I've said it before--reads like he's being pressured by the publisher to get another one out regardless of the quality.
I don't dismiss it categorically, as some reviewer's have, it has some redeaming points. It has a few nice twists and turns, in places it's funny and it is easy to read.

Marvin Wiebener, author of The Margin

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