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Cold Paradise by Stuart Woods

Cold Paradise

by Stuart Woods
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  • First Published:
  • Apr 1, 2001, 352 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Apr 2002, 432 pages
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Cop-turned-investigator Stone Barrington becomes reacquainted with a case he thought was buried years ago-and must settle romantic entanglements that still haunt him.

Cop-turned-investigator Stone Barrington has the street-smarts, dry wit, and debonair charm his fans love, and Palm Beach - the setting of his new adventure-is his most glamorous scene-of-the-crime yet. In Cold Paradise, he becomes reacquainted with a case he thought was buried years ago-and must settle romantic entanglements that haunt him still.

Luxuriating in the winter warmth of a Palm Beach cafe, Stone is stunned to recognize someone he thought was dead: the beautiful Allison Manning, a woman he had defended against a murder charge on a Caribbean island in Dead in the Water. Allison is alive and well-and suddenly very rich. And she needs a favor: Might Stone help her square a charge of insurance fraud that's been hanging over her head for years?

But first, Stone must find the man who is stalking her. He suspects more than one man: an elusive writer who never shows his face; an enigmatic businessman with a past he won't reveal; and even Allison's former husband-whom they have all thought dead since those days in the Caribbean. Only Stone can thwart the sly and greedy plan to steal the millions at stake in this crafty new thriller.

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Chicago Tribune
Stuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller.

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Welcome back to Stone Barrington's world of felony glamour, where the pantry's always well stocked with beluga caviar, 9-mm. ammo, quality sex, and perps with more lives than Wile E. Coyote.

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Investigator Stone Barrington spots a woman he thought was dead, then helps her fend off a bad insurance fraud rap and a bevy of stalkers.

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