Short Straw

really good story- I read the sequel first and couldn't wait to get to the prequel!!

I started to enjoy a well-written and well-narrated story with lots of surprises in the plot but was disappointed by the degree of graphic sex that showed up in the second half.

Couldn't even finish listening to this one. It dragged on and on and on.

I like Woods. His book Chief was so good I could not stop listening. However, Short Straw was painful. The repetition of lines was impossible to the point it was uncomfortable.

I enjoyed the first portion of this book but as it went on it seemed the author lost any sense of needing to tell a story that was at least plausible. I finally stopped listening when it became so implausible I lost interest in the characters and started feeling annoyed at the author for being so sloppy.

The book was very entertaining. I enjoyed listening to it while traveling. The narration is good as well.

Fast moving book with a well laid out plot full of unexpected twists. Fun read. If you like Stuart Woods, you'll like this book.

The plot is interesting enough - a wife takes her husbands money and abscunds. But the author does a very poor job of developing the story. Why has she done this? What is the purpose of her flight?
The Characters are not at all well developed. Much goes on without any rhyme or reason. Things happen seemingly for no reason. As a result, the reader has no relationship with any of the characters. I could not care less how the story ended. This is one book that you can not wait to end, but for all the wrong reasons.