Untitled Stone Barrington #57
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Summary
Stone Barrington faces down danger on all sides in the latest thriller from perennial fan favorite Stuart Woods。
Stone Barrington is settling in for a stretch in New York when he receives news that demands immediate action。 An old family matter has unexpectedly resurfaced， and Stone must decamp to the craggy shores of Maine to address the issue head-on。
There， Stone finds that a dual-pronged threat is hiding in plain sight among the stately houses and exclusive coastal clubs， and the incursion isn't easily rebuffed。 These enemies have friends in high places， funds to spare， and a score to settle with Stone 。 。 。 and only the cleverest plot will draw them out into the open。 From luxuriously renovated homes to the choppy ocean waters， the pursuit can only lead to an explosive end。
Stone Barrington is settling in for a stretch in New York when he receives news that demands immediate action。 An old family matter has unexpectedly resurfaced， and Stone must decamp to the craggy shores of Maine to address the issue head-on。
There， Stone finds that a dual-pronged threat is hiding in plain sight among the stately houses and exclusive coastal clubs， and the incursion isn't easily rebuffed。 These enemies have friends in high places， funds to spare， and a score to settle with Stone 。 。 。 and only the cleverest plot will draw them out into the open。 From luxuriously renovated homes to the choppy ocean waters， the pursuit can only lead to an explosive end。
Reviews
William Crisp
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Great BookThis story line was good because it was plausible。 Twins had very little character development but perhaps that was on purpose to make them seem more sinister。 Although common for Billy Faye， this is the first time that Stone colluded to permanently remove the twins as obstacles。 Recommended， a good read。
Caleb
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I have read all of the Stone series and this one is by far the most boring episode。 Stone is getting rather boring in his old age 😞
Will
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SUBJECTIVE READER REVIEW WITH PLOT SPOILERS FOLLOWS: Stuart Woods goes into Stone Barrington's expanded family for this 'kill or be killed' storyline。 And the title is very relevant to the plot line。 But first we get to Stone's love life。 CIA Protective Services Officer Roxanne 'Rocky' Hardwick was becoming a hard habit to break。 Unfortunately she's assigned a new job by the Agency and won't be traveling to Manhattan in the foreseeable future， so sayonara Rocky。 It should be obvious by now that SUBJECTIVE READER REVIEW WITH PLOT SPOILERS FOLLOWS: Stuart Woods goes into Stone Barrington's expanded family for this 'kill or be killed' storyline。 And the title is very relevant to the plot line。 But first we get to Stone's love life。 CIA Protective Services Officer Roxanne 'Rocky' Hardwick was becoming a hard habit to break。 Unfortunately she's assigned a new job by the Agency and won't be traveling to Manhattan in the foreseeable future， so sayonara Rocky。 It should be obvious by now that billionaire bachelors are at the top of the food chain， almost regardless of age。 Into his life walks Hester Primrose， mercifully referred to as Primmy， and she's no roll over; it's tit-for-tat until she recognizes Stone's filthy rich and all pre-reqs are met。 Of course the thirty-something smoking hot millionaire instantly becomes Stone's primary sexual focus。 Stone's first cousin on the maternal side is Caleb Stone， who had the impertinence to father twin boys Enos & Eben Stone。 As boys they get in trouble for torturing and mutilating small mammals， just a window into their futures。 Both are college-educated and diabolical， so they murder their parents for their perceived lack of parenting skills。 Convicted and imprisoned， the Governor grants them a full pardon based one extraordinary circumstances of their difficult childhood。 So they get out of prison and immediately pursue permanently removing anyone who gets in their way。 One of their first moves as freed men is to pursue purchase of their childhood house， located in the village of Dark Harbor on Islesboro too close to Stone's residence。 Via his CIA influence， Stone arranges for a couple to purchase the Stone House， providing financing and assured the former operatives would serve as hostile neighbors。 Within two days they're found murdered in their house as the twins begin direct assassin attacks on Stone， who immediately enlists the aid of former CIA clandestine assassin Ed Rawls to counter the threat。 All of the violence scares Primmy， also a local houseowner， so she does due diligence on Stone and moves in with him， becoming a member of the defense team。 The damning double jeopardy clause means that if the twins succeed in killing Stone the governor will likely pardon them again。 So it's time to call in the Posse， but the Maine Staties are reluctant to commit based on the Governor's past actions。 All I'll say about the end is that it started with Primmy and Carly Riggs dancing naked on the second floor deck next door to the twins， followed by interpersonal intimacy。 Needless to say the twins were flushed out and vulnerable。 We'll see how long Primmy remains in bed with Stone， but the plotline behind 'Double Jeopardy' was one where you hoped you knew a couple of Navy SEALs who were badly indebted to you。 Get the book and enjoy the brain candy。 。。。more
Mark
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More "mind candy" from Stuart Woods dealing with the Stone Barrington & Friends "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous！"。。。I've said previously that it is a good thing these people have lots of sex to burn off the calories from all their fine dining and drinking。。。Truly a guilty pleasure。。。Barrington and company are facing the difficulties of Barrington's two twin psychotic shirttail cousins Eben and Enos Stone， who probably killed Stone's uncle who willed his Maine estate to Stone。。。Upon their rele More "mind candy" from Stuart Woods dealing with the Stone Barrington & Friends "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous！"。。。I've said previously that it is a good thing these people have lots of sex to burn off the calories from all their fine dining and drinking。。。Truly a guilty pleasure。。。Barrington and company are facing the difficulties of Barrington's two twin psychotic shirttail cousins Eben and Enos Stone， who probably killed Stone's uncle who willed his Maine estate to Stone。。。Upon their release from prison， they return to Islesboro， Maine and disrupt Stone's life！ 。。。more
P R
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Like the mostly Maine setting
Leih
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"Double Jeopardy" starts out with a good story premise that intrigues readers -- Eben and Enos Stone， twin brothers who murdered 3 family members Richard， his wife， children and some local women are up for parole。 The plot piques the reader's interests further: What will Stone brothers do once they're out from parole？ Stone Barrington buys a house under his name around their release date to spoof them。 Rich middle-aged couple is placed in the newly bought house to sham the Stone twins。 Will this "Double Jeopardy" starts out with a good story premise that intrigues readers -- Eben and Enos Stone， twin brothers who murdered 3 family members Richard， his wife， children and some local women are up for parole。 The plot piques the reader's interests further: What will Stone brothers do once they're out from parole？ Stone Barrington buys a house under his name around their release date to spoof them。 Rich middle-aged couple is placed in the newly bought house to sham the Stone twins。 Will this plan work？ Like sitting ducks， Stone and Dino work together while anticipating Stone twins next move。 Meanwhile Carly Riggs， a law school student has been hit by one of the twins while having a picnic by the river。 Carly contacts Stone of the assailant who she's convinced is one of the twins。 Other characters are introduced it the story line: Smith Peterson， Ed Rawls， Primmy。 Primmy and Stone have some hot scenes together。 Ed Rawls and Stone duke it out in a strange scuffle with the twins in a '60s hippie-like free-love nudist colony。 They get them。 The story concludes with Stone and Primmy setting out to a flight abroad。 （How Casablanca-esque！）A look at the writing style。 Go to p。115 in the book:"Stone and Dino were crouched over the computer， trying to penetrate the website for yacht registrations， when stone， after a half dozen attempts and without a password， had a better idea。 t“I’ve got a better idea，” he said。t“Yeah， sure。 Remember what happened when you got your last idea， what， an hour ago？”t“We need the help of someone authorized， who can penetrate this website or， perhaps， do it the old-fashioned way and make a phone call。 We need a tame cop。” My Criticism: First sentence begins with a subjunctive "were，" but "were，" is best expressed in wishes than in the above sentence。 （Replace with simple past-tense。） First sentence has 2 “C” alliteration: Crouched and computer。 But 2 long accented words juxtaposed together do not ring a soothing rhythm。 The effect is percussive drums than light symbol in an orchestra band。 （Change to “S” and add in “B” alliteration: Stone and squatted; bid and breach。） “Penetrate” is too long a word in this context。 （Replace a shorter word。） “Attempts” and “Password” are long words that could be replaced by shorter words with the same intended meaning。 It’s more polite to say “idea，” than “better，” or pose a question to direct another person。 “Help of someone authorized，” has more words than necessary。 （Rid “of” preposition; relocate “authorized” before the noun “help。”） “Old-fashioned” is long and can be shortened。 My revised writing:Stone and Dino squatted over the computer in a bid to breach the yacht’s registering website。 After half-a-dozen flopping shots， Stone came up with a better idea。 t“I’ve got an idea，” Stone said。t“Yeah， sure。 What happened last time you had an idea？”t“We need an authorized help to crack this website or hinge on a dated method of a good phone call。 We need a tame cop。”Go to p。242 further down the reading:"Billy Hotchkiss was driving out toward the point when he came to the Stone twins’ place and stopped by the side of the road。 “Just a minute，” he said to the couple in his car。 “I want to find out what happened。” Billy felt a journalistic need to know everything， so he could report it the island community。 "My Criticism: The first sentence begins with a past progressive which can be changed to simple past-tense。 （Change tense function。） “Place” can be replaced by a specific word。 “Couple，” has a nice assonant sound so add in a similar assonant sound。 （Replace with “spoke。”） Last sentence uses unnecessary long phrases that can be said succinctly。 （Replace “need to know everything” with a noun “insight。”）My revised writing:On a drive out to the point， Billy Hotchkiss reached Stone twins’ estate and made port at the side of the road。 “Just a minute，” he spoke to the couple seated in the car。 “I want to find out what happened。” Billy had to ween his journalistic insight and report it to the island community。 。。。more
Rob Roy
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Escape fiction at its best。 This time there are two twins who are just plain evil threatening Stone， his guests， and multiple sexual partners。
Kathi Valdizan
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One of his better books。 Not overdone on the sex for a change。 The story really kept me engaged。
Aniruddha M
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Stone Barrington is s super rich guy who buys mansions for fun and always has a gorgeous woman by his side， usually a different one each time。Now， his criminal first cousins are being released from jail and they plan to unleash havoc in Stone's idyllic life。 With the NYPD Chief and the CIA by his side， Stone plans to head them off and mete out the justice they so well deserve！Please read my detailed review from the link here --https://www。aniblogshere。com/double-j。。。Do Read 📖， Like 👍， and Commen Stone Barrington is s super rich guy who buys mansions for fun and always has a gorgeous woman by his side， usually a different one each time。Now， his criminal first cousins are being released from jail and they plan to unleash havoc in Stone's idyllic life。 With the NYPD Chief and the CIA by his side， Stone plans to head them off and mete out the justice they so well deserve！Please read my detailed review from the link here --https://www。aniblogshere。com/double-j。。。Do Read 📖， Like 👍， and Comment 💭。 Much appreciated 🙏🏼#stuartwoods #doublejeopardy #stonebarrington #cia #nypd #nytbestseller #newyorktimesbestseller #murdermystery #policethriller #crime #thrillernovel 。。。more
Pete
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#57 was not as good as many of the ones before。 Here is hoping that #58 gets the series moving again！
Daniel Erspamer
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Well another fun romp with Stone Barrington。 Frankly at this rate of writing its impressive to have any coherent story！ This is a fun airplane or beach read。 Either way， I'll continue reading them！ Well another fun romp with Stone Barrington。 Frankly at this rate of writing its impressive to have any coherent story！ This is a fun airplane or beach read。 Either way， I'll continue reading them！ 。。。more
colleen van balkom
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Double Jeopardy This a great book， I couldn’t put it down！ I highly recommend this book！！ I love Stuart woods novels， his books are always riveting！
Kathie Loch
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Two for one bulletThe story centered a round two twin brothers that murder and rape victims。 Served some time in prison but get a pardon from the governor because the governor was a college friend of their dad。 Just read the book it was another typical Stone Barrington escapade。
John Sklar
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Just like Stuart woods to give me a delightful break from the world around me。 Pure fantasy but a pleasure to read。 Characters are rich in so many ways and yet they are fun to follow。 He can never write enough books to please me， each is a trip down some odd escapist lane and seem to have no emotional downside for me。 I hate the bad guys and love the good guys。
Lydia Kass
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Stone faces evil twins， twice removed， after they make parole and come after Stone for putting them in jail。 Luckily， he has Dino， Lance， Ed and some newcomers on his side to defeat his foes。
Brenda
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Stone has two relatives （identical twins） that were in prison for killing their father and mother but have just been pardoned and released。 Now they are back in Maine and Stone wants to see them back in prison。 They had also been accused of raping and killing several women but the authorities can't get enough evidence to prove it。 The plot circles around these twins who are really bad and the house guests that Stone has at his home in Maine。 I thought the whole thing was pretty far fetched and u Stone has two relatives （identical twins） that were in prison for killing their father and mother but have just been pardoned and released。 Now they are back in Maine and Stone wants to see them back in prison。 They had also been accused of raping and killing several women but the authorities can't get enough evidence to prove it。 The plot circles around these twins who are really bad and the house guests that Stone has at his home in Maine。 I thought the whole thing was pretty far fetched and unbelievable。 。。。more
Rick
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I enjoyed this Stone Barrington story which focused on twin brothers who hate Stone。 Not too many characters involved， just the "usual suspects。" I enjoyed this Stone Barrington story which focused on twin brothers who hate Stone。 Not too many characters involved， just the "usual suspects。" 。。。more
Sbsokel
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Typical Stone Barrington—intrigue， romance， bit of humor。 Always a fun， quick read。 Waiting for #58; they seem to roll out every couple of months。
Connie S
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Best one in a long time！A fast， fun read without politics and drippy sex！ A great read and a fun romp！ More please before Stone gets to old！
KAggie97
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Audio book。 Maybe it was the narrator， who sounded like a 70+ man， and thus all the characters seemed to be of advanced age。 Maybe it was the hole-filled plot， with its not-even-believable-for-fiction scenarios。 Twins convicted of murdering their parents， sentenced to life in prison， pardoned by Maine's governor， and given law professor jobs at Yale？ Huh？ In what universe is that plausible？ Besides， they hardly do anything in the book except act weird。 Most of the book has the other characters t Audio book。 Maybe it was the narrator， who sounded like a 70+ man， and thus all the characters seemed to be of advanced age。 Maybe it was the hole-filled plot， with its not-even-believable-for-fiction scenarios。 Twins convicted of murdering their parents， sentenced to life in prison， pardoned by Maine's governor， and given law professor jobs at Yale？ Huh？ In what universe is that plausible？ Besides， they hardly do anything in the book except act weird。 Most of the book has the other characters talking about them and how they should kill them， as if it's just something they need to do after they buy new blinds for their windows。 And why do half the characters have a British accent？ Thankfully the book is short and ends quickly。 Awful， but not worse than "The Dark Pageant。" 1。5 stars 。。。more
Anne
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Ok， after a string of books that barely kept my interest， I gobbled this book down。 I will admit that it has a lot of flaws。 Less unrealistic globe trotting， with many of his usual Maine side kicks so we don't need much on the stock characters。 The bad is two new characters are introduced and one instantly falls into a sexual relationship with Stone and the other gets her life instantly sorted out by him。 Most of this sorting is off page and we're just supposed to accept it （by this point if you Ok， after a string of books that barely kept my interest， I gobbled this book down。 I will admit that it has a lot of flaws。 Less unrealistic globe trotting， with many of his usual Maine side kicks so we don't need much on the stock characters。 The bad is two new characters are introduced and one instantly falls into a sexual relationship with Stone and the other gets her life instantly sorted out by him。 Most of this sorting is off page and we're just supposed to accept it （by this point if you don't， why are you reading this series？？）We've got the bad guys who get also no page time which is occurring more and more in this series。 Any bad guy could be inserted into the story given the minimal attention and development。 It's all about Stone traveling， his homes， food， sex and his friends and acquaintances shooting the breeze （and other things）。More would have been nice and a welcome surprise， but understanding what I was going to get and that I got it， makes me give this a like rating。As always， glad I got this from the library cause it's sure not worth rereading when I'm sure there are another two mediocre Barrington books in the pipeline。 。。。more
Jenice
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His plots are getting to be repetitious but a quick read！
Michael crage
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Another great Stone Barrington book。 In it two brothers， Enos and Eben Stone， who were some kind of cousins to Stone had been sentenced tp life in prison are pardoned by the new governor who was a friend of their father in school。 Stone buys the family home of theirs， to keep them from being able to get it， it right next to his home in Dark Harbor。 They were already unhappy with Stone for his help in putting them away and that made them more unhappy。 They start murdering everyone associated with Another great Stone Barrington book。 In it two brothers， Enos and Eben Stone， who were some kind of cousins to Stone had been sentenced tp life in prison are pardoned by the new governor who was a friend of their father in school。 Stone buys the family home of theirs， to keep them from being able to get it， it right next to his home in Dark Harbor。 They were already unhappy with Stone for his help in putting them away and that made them more unhappy。 They start murdering everyone associated with the trial， unprovable， and Stone knows they will soon be after him。 Which does happen。 。。。more
Dick
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DisappointingToo simple， too pat。 He has done better。 I hope his next novel meets my expectations and I look forward to it。
Peggy
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Always a good， quick read。
Kary
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What else can be said book 57 I will say it had less sex and was more plot driven。 Stone， Dino， et al are addictive and my guilty pleasure。
Skip
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Stone Barrington is asked to help keep his psychotic relatives， twins Eben and Enos Stone， in jail， but cannot find a reason to do so。 After admitting to killing their supposedly abusive parents （and probably their uncle Dick Stone， who willed his Islesboro， Maine home to Stone） are paroled from prison based on model behavior。 The twins get part-time teaching jobs at Yale Law School， and buy a home in Islesboro， after Stone buys their family home。 The twins are a nasty pair， including trying to Stone Barrington is asked to help keep his psychotic relatives， twins Eben and Enos Stone， in jail， but cannot find a reason to do so。 After admitting to killing their supposedly abusive parents （and probably their uncle Dick Stone， who willed his Islesboro， Maine home to Stone） are paroled from prison based on model behavior。 The twins get part-time teaching jobs at Yale Law School， and buy a home in Islesboro， after Stone buys their family home。 The twins are a nasty pair， including trying to kill a pair of law student friends with benefits， after raping the woman。 She cannot wait for revenge and plots the twins' demise with Stone's latest paramour after Ed Rawls， Dino and Stone fail。 It is kind of pathetic that two of the last three books in the Stone Barrington series have been nothing more than vengeance killings。 。。。more
Marsha
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An interesting read this time。 Stone's cousins return and are up to their old shenanigans。。。。。murder。 Only the governor has given a larsen。 What is going to happen， how can they catch these two sneaky and murderous twins？？？？ It's good！ An interesting read this time。 Stone's cousins return and are up to their old shenanigans。。。。。murder。 Only the governor has given a larsen。 What is going to happen， how can they catch these two sneaky and murderous twins？？？？ It's good！ 。。。more
Sallie Wood
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Great sriesGreat book and series。 I know Stone and Dino are my favorite characters。 I love the twist of the Jackson's relatives buying there house。 I would definitely recommend this series Great sriesGreat book and series。 I know Stone and Dino are my favorite characters。 I love the twist of the Jackson's relatives buying there house。 I would definitely recommend this series 。。。more
PottWab Regional Library
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