Black Dog
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- Author：Stuart Woods
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Summary
Stone Barrington must battle a nasty opponent in the latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author。
After returning home from a treacherous adventure， Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode。 But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance， Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet。
As it turns out， Stone's intriguing new companion has some surprisingly familiar ties and other far more sinister ones—including a nefarious enemy that gets too close for comfort。 When it becomes clear that this miscreant will stop at nothing to get what he wants， and will endanger all whom Stone holds hear， Stone must step in to protect his friends and prevent a dangerous madman from wreaking havoc across the city。
After returning home from a treacherous adventure， Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode。 But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance， Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet。
As it turns out， Stone's intriguing new companion has some surprisingly familiar ties and other far more sinister ones—including a nefarious enemy that gets too close for comfort。 When it becomes clear that this miscreant will stop at nothing to get what he wants， and will endanger all whom Stone holds hear， Stone must step in to protect his friends and prevent a dangerous madman from wreaking havoc across the city。
Reviews
Monnie
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Prolific author Stuart Woods passed away July 22， 2022， I'm sorry to say - just a few days before this book was released。 But I'm comforted by knowing he wrote more than 90 novels in his 84 years and that I've read most of those in his popular Stone Barrington series （of which this is the 62nd）。 I'm sure I speak for other readers when I say he'll be missed。As far as the Barrington books go， while I've grumbled about the somewhat boring content of some （at one point， I referred to him in my revie Prolific author Stuart Woods passed away July 22， 2022， I'm sorry to say - just a few days before this book was released。 But I'm comforted by knowing he wrote more than 90 novels in his 84 years and that I've read most of those in his popular Stone Barrington series （of which this is the 62nd）。 I'm sure I speak for other readers when I say he'll be missed。As far as the Barrington books go， while I've grumbled about the somewhat boring content of some （at one point， I referred to him in my reviews as Stone Yawnington）， the last few have been quite enjoyable。 And I must say this one is notable to me because of the humor - yes， I out-loud chuckled my way through it， polishing it off in the equivalent of maybe half a day just because I wanted to。This time out， Stone's uber-efficient secretary， Joan Robertson， plays a leading role。 For openers， she brings her mother's youngest sister， Annetta Charles， into Stone's prestigious law firm as his client。 An extremely wealthy recent widow， she wants to make a new will - and the firm gets the potential to earn a goodly amount of "rain，" as Stone puts it （methinks he's become quite woke since the last book）。 It also puts Stone in contact with Annetta's stepson， a young man she dubs "Black Dog" because he's "too awful" to be a black sheep。 To say he's an obnoxious pest would be a kindness; unfortunately， it just may be he's dangerous to boot。As the story progresses， Stone （and Joan） try their best to keep him at bay and themselves alive， but most of the time the best they can do is play clean-up。 No one is safe - not Stone， nor Joan， nor even Stone's friend and police commissioner Dino Bacchetti。 But despite everybody's suspicions， the jerk somehow manages to elude detection and certainly arrest - even when murder is involved。 Throughout it all， Stone and Dino don't miss a beat - and neither do they miss many of their nightly dinners at some of New York's finest restaurants。 Stone's well-known penchant for bedding beautiful women seems turned down a notch， but that's probably more from lack of opportunity than desire。I can't say the rather abrupt ending was satisfying to me， but for Stone， all's well that ends well as usual。 All in all， it's another fun romp that loyal readers should love。 Many thanks to the publisher， via NetGalley， for providing me with a pre-release copy。 。。。more
Jan
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Over the top fun！I hadn't read any Stone Barrington novels for a time and forgot what fun they are。 Oh， sure， there's mystery， shoot 'em ups and all that， but I come for the fun。 And it's got plenty of that along with plot twists， red herrings， and a cast of friends and associates that you needn't have read any others to appreciate。 The publisher's blurb is interesting but kind of boring。 NOT like the book！ Read it in one morning avoiding dishes and laundry。I requested and received a free e-book Over the top fun！I hadn't read any Stone Barrington novels for a time and forgot what fun they are。 Oh， sure， there's mystery， shoot 'em ups and all that， but I come for the fun。 And it's got plenty of that along with plot twists， red herrings， and a cast of friends and associates that you needn't have read any others to appreciate。 The publisher's blurb is interesting but kind of boring。 NOT like the book！ Read it in one morning avoiding dishes and laundry。I requested and received a free e-book copy from PENGUIN GROUP Putnam/G。P。 Putnam's Sons via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Yay for Joan！ Fans of this series （and it really will mean more to those who have followed along for at least a few of the installments） will recognize Stone's long time assistant as a woman of integrity but we didn't know about her family。 She convinces Stone to take on her aunt Annetta， newly widowed and very wealthy， who wants a new will。 Unfortunately， along with Annetta comes the loathsome step-son Eddie。 Stone also has to duck Annetta's attentions as he has his own （ahem） relationships to Yay for Joan！ Fans of this series （and it really will mean more to those who have followed along for at least a few of the installments） will recognize Stone's long time assistant as a woman of integrity but we didn't know about her family。 She convinces Stone to take on her aunt Annetta， newly widowed and very wealthy， who wants a new will。 Unfortunately， along with Annetta comes the loathsome step-son Eddie。 Stone also has to duck Annetta's attentions as he has his own （ahem） relationships to deal with。 As usual， there are good guys， bad guys， fraud， and lots of dinners and drinks in NYC restaurants with the usual crew （Dino！） This seemed more （intentionally） amusing than most of the installments and that was welcome-almost as if Woods recognizes that Stone is just。。。。。so privileged and so often implausible but so fun。 It's also nice to see Joan get more attention。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 A fast and very entertaining read。 。。。more
Nicola
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Another entertaining read with Stone Barrington tackling a case involving his own secretary， Joan。 Lots of action to keep you engaged。Many thanks to NetGalley， the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review。 All opinions expressed are my own。
Julie
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Typical good， fast paced Stone Barrington tale by Woods。 A little more interaction with best friend and NYPD Commissioner Dino Bacchetti than usual， as Stone finds himself immersed in a case involving his secretary Joan and her recent inherited millions。Lots of action: murder， will fraud and other mayhem。 Good read if you are a die hard Barrington fan。Bring on the next one👍
Steve
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After returning home from a treacherous adventure， Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode。 But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance， Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet。 As it turns out， Stone's intriguing new companion has some surprisingly familiar ties and other far more sinister ones—including a nefarious enemy who gets too close for comfort。 When it becomes clear that this miscreant will After returning home from a treacherous adventure， Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode。 But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance， Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet。 As it turns out， Stone's intriguing new companion has some surprisingly familiar ties and other far more sinister ones—including a nefarious enemy who gets too close for comfort。 When it becomes clear that this miscreant will stop at nothing to get what he wants， and will endanger all whom Stone holds hear， Stone must step in to protect his friends and prevent a dangerous madman from wreaking havoc across the city。 I chose to use the publishers summary of this book because to do otherwise would involve too many spoilers。 This is the 62nd book in Woods’ Stone Barrington series， and in my opinion， one of the better ones。 As always， Stone has his romantic adventures （much less descriptive than in earlier books in the series）， complicated clients and friendship with Dino Bacchetti， NYPD police commission。 This book also featured Joan Robertson， Stone’s secretary， which was different and enjoyable。 Plenty of action with an opponent for Stone that you will not like！ And number 63 in the series is coming in November！ My thanks to Penguin Group and NetGalley for the ARC of this novel。 。。。more
Debra
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Stuart Woods delivers another effortless Stone Barrington story。 While somewhat predictable， it’s a quick paced and entertaining read。Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the eARC。 Pub。 Date: August 2， 2022。#NetGalley #BlackDog
PamG
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Stuart Woods brings danger and suspense to book sixty-two in the Stone Barrington series。 Stone’s secretary， Joan Robertson， introduces him to Annetta Charles who wants to make a new will。 This socialite has a staggering inheritance and wants Stone to take care of it and she will consider giving him all of her legal business。 Annetta has some unusual ties and an enemy that is threatening her。By this time in the series， Stone’s character is well developed。 The great thing about this novel is that Stuart Woods brings danger and suspense to book sixty-two in the Stone Barrington series。 Stone’s secretary， Joan Robertson， introduces him to Annetta Charles who wants to make a new will。 This socialite has a staggering inheritance and wants Stone to take care of it and she will consider giving him all of her legal business。 Annetta has some unusual ties and an enemy that is threatening her。By this time in the series， Stone’s character is well developed。 The great thing about this novel is that Joan plays a large role in the story。 Readers gain a greater understanding of how she responds to danger and how her outlook changes as events occur。 There are always several new characters as well as some visits from characters from previous books giving the series even more continuity。 Reconnecting with these old friends was effortless。 The person thought to be the antagonist is very unlikeable and irritating， but smart。 However， is he the villain or a red herring？This riveting mystery keeps readers flying through the pages from start to finish。 I found myself wondering which truths and lies would be revealed next。 The dialogue feels natural and flows well。 It pulls readers into the inner world of the characters。 It’s well-plotted with characters that feel real and who respond to situations realistically。 Unpredictable moments in the story keep readers on their toes。 I enjoyed the subtle humor that was interspersed within the novel。I only had two quibbles。 The first relates to the house search， and what is found and not found。 I can’t say more without spoilers。 The second relates to the ending。 I wanted a tad more closure through perhaps a short epilogue。 Despite this， Woods continues to deliver exciting and well-written crime thrillers。 He is a great storyteller， and this installment weaves murder， death， greed， jealousy， friendship， and family into a tale that pulls one in and keeps readers hooked to the end。Overall， this was tense and exciting novel with danger， action， and the possibility of romance。 I am looking forward to finding out what happens next in the series。 If you enjoy crime and murder mysteries， then I recommend that you check out this series。 If you enjoy quality drama that’s packed with suspense， this was it。 While the series is best read in order， the crimes within this one are self-contained。 However， readers would be missing a lot background and character development。PENGUIN GROUP Putnam， G。P。 Putnam’s Sons and Stuart Woods provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley。 This is my honest review。 Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way。 Publication date is currently set for August 2， 2022。 This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine。 。。。more
Kim
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Val
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My thanks to G。P。 Putnam's Sons， and to NetGalley， for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Black Dog。When Stone Barrington is introduced to a glamorous socialite who has a staggering inheritance， he realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet。 The primary storyline tells of the difficulties in getting rid of an unwanted stalker， which doesn't sound hilarious， but it was！ This person was referred to as a black dog， rather than a black sheep， hence the title of the book。Th My thanks to G。P。 Putnam's Sons， and to NetGalley， for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Black Dog。When Stone Barrington is introduced to a glamorous socialite who has a staggering inheritance， he realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet。 The primary storyline tells of the difficulties in getting rid of an unwanted stalker， which doesn't sound hilarious， but it was！ This person was referred to as a black dog， rather than a black sheep， hence the title of the book。There's nothing like jumping into a series at #62 but it grabbed me from the first time I chuckled aloud， and the laughs kept coming！ I so enjoyed the repartee between all of the characters！ Hands down， Joan， with her quick wit， was my favorite character。Black Dog was definitely an enjoyable， escapist read！#BlackDog #NetGalley 。。。more
Patricia Romero
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Stone Barrington is back in New York City。 Hoping for some downtime but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for him。I’m excited about this one。 Joan， who is one of my favorite characters， is front and center in this one。 Introducing her uber-rich aunt to Stone。 Her aunt has somewhat of a chequered past but is also married to one of the wealthiest men in the world。 Or she was until he recently died。Although she’s sixty， she looks forty and has the hots for Stone。 And who wouldn’t？ She also wants Stone Barrington is back in New York City。 Hoping for some downtime but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for him。I’m excited about this one。 Joan， who is one of my favorite characters， is front and center in this one。 Introducing her uber-rich aunt to Stone。 Her aunt has somewhat of a chequered past but is also married to one of the wealthiest men in the world。 Or she was until he recently died。Although she’s sixty， she looks forty and has the hots for Stone。 And who wouldn’t？ She also wants to give him millions in business and make him the executor of her will and her stepson’s trust。 The stepson is too bad for a black sheep even。 And boy does this Eddie character not have a moral bone in his body。He is desperate and we all know desperate people do desperate things。 Like murder and forgery。This was a very humorous book。 Stone always has a good sense of humor but who knew about Joan？Woods always gives us a good time with Stone， Dino， and Joan。 This one was especially good！NetGalley/02 Aug 2022 Penguin Group/Putnam 。。。more
Jeanne
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Spectacular as usual。 How the author keeps writing such varied novels with Stone growing through the years is true talentThank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc
Jo Anne
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Black Dog is yet another welcome addition to Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington saga。 While predictable， in the sense that the story features beautiful women， extraordinary wealth and dangerous circumstances， this novel is nonetheless compelling， amusing， and at its heart， somewhat surprising。 While all of Stone's fans are very familiar with his secretary， Joan Robertson， it is fun and different to see her as the central character of the novel。 Also featured， as expected are Dino Bacchetti， New York Black Dog is yet another welcome addition to Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington saga。 While predictable， in the sense that the story features beautiful women， extraordinary wealth and dangerous circumstances， this novel is nonetheless compelling， amusing， and at its heart， somewhat surprising。 While all of Stone's fans are very familiar with his secretary， Joan Robertson， it is fun and different to see her as the central character of the novel。 Also featured， as expected are Dino Bacchetti， New York City Chief of Police， and the sights and sounds of the big city。As always， I could not put this book down until I had finished it。 Stuart Woods has done it yet again， may it be ever so！ You won't want to miss it。 。。。more
Marion Jones
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Stuart Woods does it again！ I look forward to each and every one of the books in the Stone Barrington series。 Stone is like an old friend that you know well and enjoy having drop in from time to time。 The same goes for the group that he surrounds himself with。 Stone’s adventure in Black Dog does not disappoint！ As a matter of fact， there seems to be quite a bit of humor to the situation in spite of the accompanying danger involved。 I was quite pleased to see Joan， Stone’s loyal Girl Friday， figu Stuart Woods does it again！ I look forward to each and every one of the books in the Stone Barrington series。 Stone is like an old friend that you know well and enjoy having drop in from time to time。 The same goes for the group that he surrounds himself with。 Stone’s adventure in Black Dog does not disappoint！ As a matter of fact， there seems to be quite a bit of humor to the situation in spite of the accompanying danger involved。 I was quite pleased to see Joan， Stone’s loyal Girl Friday， figure so prominently in this story， and it was good to have a peek into her life and back story。 My only complaint is that it， like the others， ended too soon， but I am looking forward to the next one。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publisher for feeding my addiction early！ 。。。more
Ken Karcher
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Another fantastic book by Stuart Woods， I love this series， the characters have become old friends after all this time。 The story concerns the difficulties in ridding oneself of an unwanted stalker， and takes great pains to show how slanted the system is to favor the criminals over law abiding citizens。 Woods does get to sneak in some references to his left leaning political views， but in this day and age it's sadly par for the course。 I have been reading this series since the beginning and I ho Another fantastic book by Stuart Woods， I love this series， the characters have become old friends after all this time。 The story concerns the difficulties in ridding oneself of an unwanted stalker， and takes great pains to show how slanted the system is to favor the criminals over law abiding citizens。 Woods does get to sneak in some references to his left leaning political views， but in this day and age it's sadly par for the course。 I have been reading this series since the beginning and I hope to be able to continue enjoying them for many years to come。 These are my guilty pleasure and they truly are a pleasure to read。 I only wish that they took longer to read， just as I'm getting into it it seems like I'm finished， but Woods turns out new books every few months so it's a trade off that works for me。 If you're interested in an enjoyable afternoon with some old friends you definitely couldn't do any better than these。 。。。more
Suzie
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Devoured another Stone Barrington book！ This one， focused on his long time secretary Joan and her pesky relative， Eddie。 As per usual， lots of NYC dining with Dino but kind of light on Stone's love interests as he declines his client's advances。 Keep churning them out Stuart， we can't wait for the next one！ Devoured another Stone Barrington book！ This one， focused on his long time secretary Joan and her pesky relative， Eddie。 As per usual， lots of NYC dining with Dino but kind of light on Stone's love interests as he declines his client's advances。 Keep churning them out Stuart， we can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Natalie
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He’s back！ Stone Barrington is in the center of another fun adventure。 This is the best Barrington book I’ve read in years。 Stone’s loyal assistant， Joan， introduces him to her Uber-wealthy aunt who has become a widow。 The writing of a new will becomes a source of a cat and “dog” chase around New York。 One must suspend disbelief about the speed in which bureaucracy is dispatched as wealth and revenge swirl around the characters。 Totally enjoyable and left me looking forward to the rest of this a He’s back！ Stone Barrington is in the center of another fun adventure。 This is the best Barrington book I’ve read in years。 Stone’s loyal assistant， Joan， introduces him to her Uber-wealthy aunt who has become a widow。 The writing of a new will becomes a source of a cat and “dog” chase around New York。 One must suspend disbelief about the speed in which bureaucracy is dispatched as wealth and revenge swirl around the characters。 Totally enjoyable and left me looking forward to the rest of this adventure which clearly has to be continued。 Thank you Netgalley for so much fun。 。。。more
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