Short Straw

De: Stuart Woods

Narrado por: Michael Kramer

Santa Fe lawyer Ed Eagle fell in love with the seductive Barbara Kennerly, and married her, against his better judgment.

He should have listened to his intuition. Ed awakens on the morning after his 40th birthday to find that Barbara has vanished, and Ed's money from his business, his bank, and his brokerage accounts has been wired to the Cayman Islands. Barbara, it appears, drugged his birthday wine, neatly cleaned him out, and then fled to Mexico, from where she can't be extradited. And as if that weren't bad enough, when Ed arrives at work that morning, he discovers he's been assigned a new client who looks like nothing but trouble: Joe Big Bear, a part-time mechanic charged with a triple homicide.

Ed hires two slightly shady investigators to search for his wife. But when they track Barbara down in Puerto Vallarta, they discover that Joe Big Bear may also be embroiled in Barbara's plot. Ed soon finds himself caught in a scheme much more far reaching and deadly than anyone could have expected.

©2006 Stuart Woods (P)2006 Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. All rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“This fast-moving tale has more than its share of twists, turns and double-crosses...a fine romp.” (The Roanoke Times, Virginia)

“Woods keeps [his characters] moving smartly around the playing board like so many checkers.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

“A taut tale of a very bad woman out to fleece a very good man…Scarcely an excess word gets in the way of the briskly moving plot.” (Publishers Weekly)

Short Straw

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

Ed Eagle fan

Liked the story and performance. Hope the Ed Eagle series continues. Stuart Woods is excellent in weaving a story line. Anyone who likes mysteries will like this one.

am a new fan

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

twists and turns throughout

I liked how cunning Barbara and Eagle were, and how they kept out smarting each other, but neither gave up until the end. I do wonder however, how Barbara could have mistakenly murdered the wrong couple since she was so smart.

Woods fans won't be disappointed

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.