
In Dark Harbor, Maine, Stone Barrington discovers a picturesque town where the shocking deaths of three people have cast a long shadow over this island haven, a locale as mysterious as it is exclusive.
Stone Barrington hasn't heard from his cousin, Dick Stone, in years, though he has fond memories of a teenage summer spent at his house in Maine. But then the CIA's Lance Cabot interrupts an otherwise pleasant meal at Elaine's with the news of Dick's death, apparently by his own hand. It seems that Dick Stone, a quiet family man who doubled as a CIA agent, methodically executed his wife, daughter, and then himself...or did he?
With the help of his ex-partner Dino and his friend Holly Barker, Stone must piece together the elusive facts of his cousin's life and death as a CIA operative. Dark Harbor offers us the perfect mix of sexy intrigue and swift suspense that legions of fans have come to expect from master storyteller Stuart Woods.
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"Fast pacing and an involving mystery make Woods' latest novel his best in quite a while." (Booklist)
In Woods's latest novel starring Stone Barrington, ex-cop turned lawyer turned CIA consultant, narrator Tony Roberts does a fine job with a plethora of agents bumbling over bodies on an island off the coast of Maine. There is more talk than action, and suspense is not ratcheted up-despite seven deaths-until CIA Agent Holly Barker is kidnapped. Roberts keeps the dialogue flowing and distinctive, from the aristocratic tenor of Holly's boss to the New York City cop chat of Barrington's ex-partner to the bullies who are Barrington's ill-fated second cousins. This is not Woods's best, but Roberts keeps the story moving and the eventual action scenes lively. (c) AudioFile 2006
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