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Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder

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  • Create Date：2022-10-12 21:21:55
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  • Author：Stuart Woods
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Reviews

Marsha ，

Another good one with Stone and Dino。

Jake Chavez ，

Same as the rest of them but at this point I don't care。 Always fun to get a new Stone Barrington story。 Same as the rest of them but at this point I don't care。 Always fun to get a new Stone Barrington story。 。。。more

Lisa ，

It's Time for the Barrington Series to Come to a End，SUMMARYA dead man found on the ferry ends up packed on ice on the garage floor of Stone Barrington’s Dark Harbor， Maine home。 The man had been shot in the head twice。 He may have been a CIA Agent， but maybe not。 The Russians may have been involved， but maybe not。 Barrington attempts to unravel the mystery of the man’s death and his identity。 But the knots in the story are further tightened by the CIA Director and Barrington's friend Lance Cabo It's Time for the Barrington Series to Come to a End，SUMMARYA dead man found on the ferry ends up packed on ice on the garage floor of Stone Barrington’s Dark Harbor， Maine home。 The man had been shot in the head twice。 He may have been a CIA Agent， but maybe not。 The Russians may have been involved， but maybe not。 Barrington attempts to unravel the mystery of the man’s death and his identity。 But the knots in the story are further tightened by the CIA Director and Barrington's friend Lance Cabot。 When Barrington returns to his New York home， the dead man’s widow， Vanessa， soon pays him a visit。 Barrington offers the grieving widow his condolences and his bed。 He also helps Vanessa get her hands on the man’s off-shore accounts。 Harrington whisks Vanessa away to his estate in England when he feels they are being targeted by the same Russian operative who may have killed Vanessa’s husband。 From there， they return to New York， only to flee the city once again while a female Russian operative sets her sites on Vanessa。 REVIEWDISTANT THUNDER is the sixty-third book in the Stone Barrington series。 Wow！The series started in 1991， and the number of books published per year escalated dramatically over the past ten years。 Author Stuart Woods passed away earlier this year， and there will be at least one more book in series releasing in 2023。 I have read many of the Stone Barrington books in the past， and this one followed the same formula。 Things have changed a lot in the past 30 plus years。 I think it's definitely time for the series to come to an end。 Hopefully， the sixty-fourth book will give us all some closure。 We have all grown up， and no long need Stone Barrington to swoop in with all his money and protect a damsel in distress。 Barrington’s suave and irreverent character and his treatment of women may have been acceptable at one time， but not now。 This scotch-drinking， ultra-rich boy’s club atmosphere is obnoxious。 The plot came across as slapstick comedy and reminded me of the old Abbott and Costello “Who's on First” act。 Well， maybe it wasn't that funny， but when the dead man becomes alive， and a woman who is alive becomes dead and then alive again， it's just too much！ Thanks to Netgalley for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Publisher G。 P。 Putnam’s SonsPublished October 11， 2022Review www。bluestockingreviews。com 。。。more

Lorene ，

I have read several Stuart Woods books in the past and thought I would try this one。 I have to say if you have read one of his recent books， you have read them all。 This reads like a Laurel and Hardy act for a while and then it goes into writing that high school boys would enjoy。 I could not finish， there are too many good books out there。 This is my own review and not based on a free ARC from NetGalley and Putnam Publishing。

Charlene Roberson ，

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。Stone Barrington is a smart-ass。 He is also EXTREMELY wealthy and knows EVERYONE worth knowing。 His acquaintances range from the US President to the NYPD Commissioner， to the Head of the CIA。 This book begins as Stone is spending some time at his home in Maine when a huge thunderstorm hits and everyone is on edge， not knowing exactly what is happening。 Then a body is found on the ferry from the mainland， wh Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。Stone Barrington is a smart-ass。 He is also EXTREMELY wealthy and knows EVERYONE worth knowing。 His acquaintances range from the US President to the NYPD Commissioner， to the Head of the CIA。 This book begins as Stone is spending some time at his home in Maine when a huge thunderstorm hits and everyone is on edge， not knowing exactly what is happening。 Then a body is found on the ferry from the mainland， which has not run for several days because of the storm。 The body is that of a CIA operative who was not known to be in the area， so the CIA asks for Stone's help in finding out why he was there and who killed him。 This leads to the "almost" ex-wife of the dead man， who eventually is also murdered。 The action ranges from Maine to NYC to Key West to out in the ocean， but the rapid-fire dialogue keeps the story moving even when NO ONE seems to know what is happening， least of all the reader！！ It's a good， fast read and very entertaining。 。。。more

Patty ，

I've enjoyed books in this series in the past， but I think its getting to be about that time to retire the series。 This book was a fast read， what I like to describe as "empty book calories"， perfect beach read or a way to kill a rainy afternoon。 I think Stone's character is getting to be repetitive and cliche， and for some reason， in this book he was more crass than usual， which turned me away。CIA， check。 Murder victim in Stone's orbit， check。 Sleeping with the President， then the murder victim I've enjoyed books in this series in the past， but I think its getting to be about that time to retire the series。 This book was a fast read， what I like to describe as "empty book calories"， perfect beach read or a way to kill a rainy afternoon。 I think Stone's character is getting to be repetitive and cliche， and for some reason， in this book he was more crass than usual， which turned me away。CIA， check。 Murder victim in Stone's orbit， check。 Sleeping with the President， then the murder victim's ex-wife， check。 Multiple dinners with Dino， check。 Pop-up interactions with Lance Cabot， check。 Nothing really wrong with the book as long as you're ok with the formulaic style。 Curl up with an adult beverage， in front of a fire and enjoy！Thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book， but my opinions are my own。 。。。more

Kathleen Gray ，

I already miss Woods。 This latest in the very long running series featuring Stone Barrington， the suave and rich attorney who is the romantic partner of the President of the US， the BFF of Dino Branchetti is filled with the same implausible derring do and romantic entanglements as those which come before it but you know what- it's fun。 Stone is with the President when John Collins， a CIA officer， is found murdered on the ferry and Lance Cabot， Director of CIA and another pal， is being very tight I already miss Woods。 This latest in the very long running series featuring Stone Barrington， the suave and rich attorney who is the romantic partner of the President of the US， the BFF of Dino Branchetti is filled with the same implausible derring do and romantic entanglements as those which come before it but you know what- it's fun。 Stone is with the President when John Collins， a CIA officer， is found murdered on the ferry and Lance Cabot， Director of CIA and another pal， is being very tightlipped。 Not so Vanessa， John's widow who begins a dance of sorts with Stone that leads to a confrontation with- wait for it- and evil Russian。 I like this series more than I should but I admit to enjoying the fact that Stone and company eat （and drink） at the same （real） NYC restaurants， that they are committed to helping one another， and that the good guys （and women） always win。 The mystery of what happened to Collins is as twisty as you want in this sort of novel。 Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC。 A fast entertaining read that occasionally made me laugh out loud。 。。。more

Michele A。 ，

In this book Stone finds himself at his home in Maine。 He and Holly ride out a severe thunderstorm and are informed that there is a dead body that was found on the ferry。 It soon becomes clear that Lance Cabot is somehow involved in this， though he claims no knowledge。 Stone then finds himself needing protection since the Russians have decided to target him again。 Luckily he has Dino and Viv to help him at points。 He finds himself fleeing to England and then back to NY。 When things are still hot In this book Stone finds himself at his home in Maine。 He and Holly ride out a severe thunderstorm and are informed that there is a dead body that was found on the ferry。 It soon becomes clear that Lance Cabot is somehow involved in this， though he claims no knowledge。 Stone then finds himself needing protection since the Russians have decided to target him again。 Luckily he has Dino and Viv to help him at points。 He finds himself fleeing to England and then back to NY。 When things are still hot， he goes to Key West。 It seems that the Russians are aware of what he is doing and he finds himself constantly under attack。 There were several times where his common sense seemed to leave him and it could have been deadly。 The book was entertaining。 However， I did have an issue with the same unbelievable thing happening not once， but twice in the book。 It was a bit beyond belief and I wondered why it was necessary。 I won't say what happened because I think you need to read the book to find out for yourself。 Overall a good book and it definitely was in keeping with the other books in this series。 I received an ARC from NetGalley for my honest review。 。。。more

Monnie ，

As uber-rich New York attorney Stone Barrington enjoys an， um， relaxing time at his Dark Harbor， Maine， home accompanied by none other than U。S。 President Holly Barker， he gets some disturbing news: there's a dead guy on his property。 When it turns out to be CIA agent John Collins and he was murdered， the whole thing turns into a chase to the finish line that Stone just might not live long enough to win。Well， don't be silly; of course he'll live to see another day - he's the star of this now 63- As uber-rich New York attorney Stone Barrington enjoys an， um， relaxing time at his Dark Harbor， Maine， home accompanied by none other than U。S。 President Holly Barker， he gets some disturbing news: there's a dead guy on his property。 When it turns out to be CIA agent John Collins and he was murdered， the whole thing turns into a chase to the finish line that Stone just might not live long enough to win。Well， don't be silly; of course he'll live to see another day - he's the star of this now 63-book series， after all - but there's no shortage of action that brings his life into question。 Playing a Central role here， so to speak， is old friend and CIA chief Lance Cabot， who enters the subsequent investigation but is surprisingly tight-lipped about the details。 Soon thereafter， the victim's ex-wife， Vanessa， pays a visit， wanting details of his death and how she can claim her rightful share of what may be a small fortune。 One discussion leads to another and， as luck would have it， Holly has already left to run the country from Washington， D。C。， so naturally Stone is happy to have a relaxation buddy once again。 Back in New York， Stone meets up with good friend and NYPD chief Dino Bacchetti and his wife Viv for dinner - a regular happening - and to share the case's perplexing details。 Surprise - here comes Vanessa again， in the mood to relax once again。 A new detail is added to the investigation， though， that takes it to a whole 'nother level and prompts Stone to head back to Maine with Vanessa in tow。 That changes quickly when it becomes apparent that Stone himself is slated for victimhood， prompting him to head for his property in London， Vanessa once again in tow。 There， too， Stone's presence is detected by the bad guys， prompting yet another move to his Palm Springs yacht （yes， with Vanessa in tow）。 This time， though， the conflict gets very real， with an exciting chase that blows out all the stops。 Of course， plenty happens in between all these relocations， including a ton more food and relaxation and progress in the investigation。 All in all， it's another fun romp and a quick read （I finished it in roughly four hours）。 Thanks to the publisher， via NetGalley， for the pre-release copy to be read and reviewed。 。。。more

Donna Block ，

I've read all of the Stone Barrington series and this one kept my interest as the pages turned！ Always good to have familiar characters to follow along with！ I've read all of the Stone Barrington series and this one kept my interest as the pages turned！ Always good to have familiar characters to follow along with！ 。。。more

Jan ，

Another silly Stone Barrington read！ These are always a good antidote to TV news mongering and an excuse for laughing out loud while doing mundane tasks。 This time he's making fun of the CIA while entertaining a few good women。 And then there's the body of the CIA operative who may or may not be dead。 I requested and received a free e-book copy from PENGUIN GROUP Putnam/G。P。 Putnam's Sons via NetGalley。 Thank you！ Another silly Stone Barrington read！ These are always a good antidote to TV news mongering and an excuse for laughing out loud while doing mundane tasks。 This time he's making fun of the CIA while entertaining a few good women。 And then there's the body of the CIA operative who may or may not be dead。 I requested and received a free e-book copy from PENGUIN GROUP Putnam/G。P。 Putnam's Sons via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more

Joan ，

Review of Uncorrected eBook FileOne-time New York police detective-turned lawyer Stone Barrington entertains Holly Barker， the President of the United States， at his home in Dark， Harbor， Maine。 The nor’easter that blew through Dark Harbor， Maine interrupted her travel。 But it’s the discovery of a body aboard the Islesboro ferry that has everyone speculating; the unidentified man didn’t die in the storm， he succumbed thanks to two bullets to the head。The murdered man， identified as John Collins， Review of Uncorrected eBook FileOne-time New York police detective-turned lawyer Stone Barrington entertains Holly Barker， the President of the United States， at his home in Dark， Harbor， Maine。 The nor’easter that blew through Dark Harbor， Maine interrupted her travel。 But it’s the discovery of a body aboard the Islesboro ferry that has everyone speculating; the unidentified man didn’t die in the storm， he succumbed thanks to two bullets to the head。The murdered man， identified as John Collins， brings Lance Cabot， head of the CIA， into the picture。 It isn’t long before Stone is in the middle of an assassination attempt， courtesy of Russian agents。Why did the Russians want John Collins dead？ And why does Stone Barrington wind up in their sights？=========Here， in this， the sixty-third Stone Barrington tale， all the usual characters are in place。 As readers might expect， there’s murder， mystery， humor， a lot of bed-hopping， a fair amount of traveling， some intrigue， and a familiar format that welcomes returning readers like a warm embrace。The unfolding story moves quickly， holds a few surprises， and keeps the pages turning。 Fans of the series will enjoy having the opportunity to visit again。Recommended。I received a free copy of this eBook from PENGUIN GROUP Putnam， G。P。 Putnam’s Sons and NetGalley#DistantThunder #NetGalley 。。。more

margaret s。 brock ，

I enjoy reading Stuart Woods and have for many years。 That said， I didn’t enjoy this new book “Distant Thunder” as it was boring， too much sexual exploration and repeat storyline from previous books of his。

Kendal ，

I can always depend on Stuart Woods to deliver a fast paced， entertaining mystery。 This Stone Barrington installment is another easy adventure， traveling from Maine to NY and Florida。 ARC was provided by Penguin Group Putnam via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Expected Pub Date: Oct 11 2022

Jillian Digiantonio ，

Its been a while since I have read a Stone Barrington novel and decided I needed an easy summer thriller！ While it was an easy， quick read， I thought the plot line was lacking and was not impressed in Stone's and the author's attitude towards women。 It just isn't the series for me， but I did enjoy the spy thriller-ness of it all！ Its been a while since I have read a Stone Barrington novel and decided I needed an easy summer thriller！ While it was an easy， quick read， I thought the plot line was lacking and was not impressed in Stone's and the author's attitude towards women。 It just isn't the series for me， but I did enjoy the spy thriller-ness of it all！ 。。。more

Julie ，

Another goid but typical Barrington story。 Stone is trying to figure out who got killed on a ferry， departing his home。 Just when he thought he had it figured out。。。Lots of usual Barrington conflicts both murderous in intent and sexual as well。Throw in his on again/off again conflicts with Lance Stone， head of the CIA， and his always at his side NYPD Commissioner of Police， Dino Bacchetti and you have another interesting and fast moving Barrington tale。

Jo Anne ，

I can't say that Distant Thunder is one of the best Stone Barrington novels that Stuart Woods has written but it is nonetheless entertaining and an easy read。 The book brings together， as most recent Barrington books have， the full line-up of characters， including Holly Barker， Ed Rawls， Lance Cabot， Dino Bacchetti， and more。 It is set in New York， England， Maine， and Florida， as are so many books in this series。 While I enjoyed the story and the characters， there is little here that is new or p I can't say that Distant Thunder is one of the best Stone Barrington novels that Stuart Woods has written but it is nonetheless entertaining and an easy read。 The book brings together， as most recent Barrington books have， the full line-up of characters， including Holly Barker， Ed Rawls， Lance Cabot， Dino Bacchetti， and more。 It is set in New York， England， Maine， and Florida， as are so many books in this series。 While I enjoyed the story and the characters， there is little here that is new or particularly compelling。 Having said that， I look forward， as always， to the next book in this escapist series。 。。。more

Natalie ，

As always， it’s fun to travel with Stone Barrington and his friends。 It amazes me to see how new， exciting characters keep falling into their laps。 Yes， this was another travelogue， from Maine to NY to England and Florida， so it moves quickly and I always enjoy my trips。 Thanks Netgalley for this ARC。

BonnieM☂️ ，

Distant Thunder was a fun and easy read。=ad。 I have read all of the Stone Barrington series from the beginning。 Stone Barrington is at his house in Dark Harbor， Maine with his girlfriend， Holly Barker， President of the United States。 There is a bad storm which has kept them there。 He is notified by his friend， Ed Rawls that there has been a murdered man found on the ferry shot twice。 The man is John Collins， CIA。 Holly calls Lance Cabot， head of CIA and asks him if he knew John Collins and is he Distant Thunder was a fun and easy read。=ad。 I have read all of the Stone Barrington series from the beginning。 Stone Barrington is at his house in Dark Harbor， Maine with his girlfriend， Holly Barker， President of the United States。 There is a bad storm which has kept them there。 He is notified by his friend， Ed Rawls that there has been a murdered man found on the ferry shot twice。 The man is John Collins， CIA。 Holly calls Lance Cabot， head of CIA and asks him if he knew John Collins and is he suppose to be in Maine and that he has been killed。 Lance says to put the body in Stone's garage。 A helicopter comes to pick up the body。 Joan Robertson tells Stone she thinks Lance knows more than he is saying。A Vanessa Morgan comes to see Stone saying that she is John Collin's widow， She wanted to hear directly from Stone what he knows about John's death。 She was told by a member of the CIA and given an envelope with information on how to claim John's insurance and pension。 Stone's card was also in the envelope。 The next day after having dinner with his friends， the Bacchettis， he was surprised to see John Collins widow paying for her dinner a the same restaurant， He invites her to his home for a night cap。 Her business is seeing people's home for her magazine Indoors and Out。 They discuss her situation， Stone's driver drives her home。 The next day two men from the F。B。I。 come and ask questions about John Collins。 Stone informs them that he has been murdered which they did not know。 At this point the reader feels that it is some of Whose on First with the back and forth about who is John Collins。 Through out the book there is much talk about John's background and Lance Cabot's evasiveness。Stone，s boss， Bill Eggers calls Stone about the ad in the paper about John Collins death。 He informs Stone that he and John had both attend NYU。 When discussing John Collins with Lance they decide that he was probably killed by the Russians， The man who they think is behind everything is Valery Majorov who is back in the United States。Vanessa meets Stone at Patroon for dinner with Dino and Viv Bacchettis for dinner。 Stone tells them that he received the ME's report on John saying that he was drunk。 Vanessa was surprised as she said he never drank。After dinner Vanessa comes back to Stone's house for a night cap which turns into an evening of pleasureBecause Lance thinks that the Russians might also be angry at Stone he suggests that he get away for awhile。 Stone decides to go to England where he has a house and asks Vanessa if she would like to go。 Also Lance decides to come。 They stay there as well as go to London， When they go back to the states Stone meets Dino at P。J。 Clarks。 While waiting for Dino at the bar a beautiful woman sits down next to him。 She introduces herself and sits with him and Dino。 She excuses herself and goes to the ladies room。 Dino tells Stone that the woman is a Russian is going to try to kill Stone。 When she gets back to the table Dino arrests her but she escapes。Vanessa meets him for dinner and tells him that John is alive。 but they want to continue with his being dead。 After meeting John he suggests that he go to Maine at his house there。 He does until the Russians try to kill him and he leaves and goes into hiding。Lance suggests again that Stone again go away。 He decides to go to his home in Palm Beach。 Dino and Vivian will be going as well as Vanessa。。 When picking Vanessa up they see her luggage but she is not there。 They go to her apartment and find a bloody body in the bathroom which they think is Vanessa。 After dealing with the police Stone， Dino and Viv decide to still go to Palm Springs，At this point the reader is bouncing back and forth with all that is going on It is a little slap stick with Lance Cabot in and out of the action The ending starts with Dino， Viv。 Stone on board his boat。 Stone discovers Vanessa's bag that must have been put in with their luggage。 He has Viv open it and they find under some clothes they find money， a gun with a silencer and a bomb。 Also a tracker。 Lance arrives at the boat and he drugs Stone。 When he wakes up he believes that he has seen Vanessa。 Dino and Viv think he is hallucinating but to their surprise they see that she is alive。 Stone believes that the dead body in her apartment was the Russian named Anna。 Lance suggests that for their safety that they should be moving instead of remaining anchored。 As they head back to Palm Beach they notice a trawler following them。 The ending is slapstick with the Russians and Dino and Stone fighting each other with Stone using the bomb that blows up the trawler。 When they get back to New York and debark Vanessa has already left。 When Stone gets back to his house Lance gives him a letter from Vanessa telling him goodbye and that she will cease to exist。 The ending mentions a date and Washington， CT。 Is this a clue for the next book in the series？Thank you NetGalley and G。P。 Putnam's Sons for this ARC。 。。。more

Patricia Romero ，

Stone Barrington #63With 63 of these completed， is Stone getting predictable？ In this one， he sure is in some trouble。I have been the biggest fan of the adventures of this character。 Unfortunately， it’s getting to the point where the character has become a caricature of who he was。Stone helps rich women。 Boyfriend/husband comes for him。 He beds the same three women and always lands with his feet on the ground。It was a nice read as a day in the life of Stone Barrington， but a mystery it was not。N Stone Barrington #63With 63 of these completed， is Stone getting predictable？ In this one， he sure is in some trouble。I have been the biggest fan of the adventures of this character。 Unfortunately， it’s getting to the point where the character has become a caricature of who he was。Stone helps rich women。 Boyfriend/husband comes for him。 He beds the same three women and always lands with his feet on the ground。It was a nice read as a day in the life of Stone Barrington， but a mystery it was not。NetGalley/ October 11th， 2022 G。P。 Putnam 。。。more

Doug Yonce ，

As a longtime reader of Stone Barrington novels， I realize that slipping into a new story is kind of like slipping on a favorite pair of shoes。 You know what to expect， they’re comfortable， and they get you where you want to go。 Distant Thunder was comfortable， entertaining， follows a familiar format， and took me to on a pleasant journey。 I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and voluntarily provided an honest review。

Heather ，

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle， from PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and #NetGalley。 Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review。 Opinions expressed are completely my own。 Another installment in the Stone Barrington series。 It reads along the lines of the previous stories， still enjoyable。 Murder， mystery， intrigue， if you’re a fan you’ll enjoy。