It Was Just LuckEveryone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in t...
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Feb 06, 2012
Marla
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Serious language and sex in this book, but story moves along and it's interesting. Stone sees newscaster, Sasha Nijinsky, fall from her balcony and ends up leading the investigation.
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* Stone Barrington is an honest NYC cop who went to law school, then went to the police academy instead of taking the bar exam
* Pretty good book, for setting up the background for the series
* Dino Bacchetti, Stone's Italian partner
* Frank Woodman, law firm partner
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Likes:
* Stone Barrington is an honest NYC cop who went to law school, then went to the police academy instead of taking the bar exam
* Pretty good book, for setting up the background for the series
* Dino Bacchetti, Stone's Italian partner
* Frank Woodman, law firm partner
* Bill More...
Jan 11, 2010
Dawn
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The main character in the book, Stone Barrington, is not your typical New York cop. He went to law school but became interested in police work during his stint in school. As a foodie and oenophile, and with his white collar background, he's also supposed to be somewhat more "cultured" than the average cop, although this doesn't keep him from condoning the use of offensive, negative terms for minorities and lesbians.
Stone is on medical leave recovering from a bullet to t More...
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Jun 17, 2011
Katy
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In this Stuart Woods book, we find Stone Barrington in his first outing. He is a Lt. Detective on limited duty due to a bullet he took to his knee and has decided after an evening out to walk home in order to get some exercise to it when, in a case of being in either the right place at the right time, or wrong place at the wrong time, he witnesses a woman falling from a building. It turns out to be a rather famous TV personality who was scheduled to take her place as a co-anchor on a prestigious
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Sep 06, 2011
Joe
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This may have been the last good Stone Barrington book. It actually had a plot with several twists and suspense leading up to the final pages with the final revelations. In this book, Stone was still a police detective and hadn't adopted the smug wealthy lifestyle which becomes the consummate profile of later Stone books. He actually experienced a brief look at financial disaster, and entered the book wearing ordinary clothing. His adoption of expensive clothing and absorbing the finer lifestyle
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Jun 03, 2010
Jenn
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This is the first in Wood's Stone Barrington series. Before this, I'd read all the Holly Barker series, excluding the last one. Stone's appeared in a few of the Holly books and I think the Stone series is Woods' longest. So, I was hoping for great things with this one. I was disappointed. There were so many things wrong with this book. Number one was the enormous homosexual hate. Now, MAYBE you can lump it all in with the corrupt police department, but the fact is that when Stone's friend
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Sep 12, 2009
Cheryl
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Solid mystery. I actually read the book this time instead of listening to it. It was an easy read with nice short chapters. I like it that way. Easier to handle just one more chapter before falling asleep.
This is Stone Barrington's first appearance in a series written by Stuart Woods. He is a detective second class just coming back from a serious knee injury. He gets caught up in a mystery involving a celebrity news anchor when he sees her plunge from the roof.
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This is Stone Barrington's first appearance in a series written by Stuart Woods. He is a detective second class just coming back from a serious knee injury. He gets caught up in a mystery involving a celebrity news anchor when he sees her plunge from the roof.
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Jul 10, 2010
Kevin
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I don't normally read mysteries or crime thrillers, but I picked up New York Dead based on a friend's recommendation. To be honest, at first I wasn't thrilled about reading it, because I can usually figure out early on in the story who's guilty.
This book was no different.
However, what made me really enjoy this book was watching the characters trying to solve the crime. The entire time I was reading, I kept thinking, "you idiot... you've got your person right there!" More...
This book was no different.
However, what made me really enjoy this book was watching the characters trying to solve the crime. The entire time I was reading, I kept thinking, "you idiot... you've got your person right there!" More...
Aug 11, 2011
Susan
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This is the first book in a series featuring Stone Barrington, a New York City policeman. A large part of the book seemed to be spent on developing Stone's character and giving bits of his history. That was OK with me as Stone is a likeable character and I'll look forward to finding out more about him as the series progresses. In this volume, the story centered around whether or not a TV anchorwoman was murdered. I felt that this theme got a little murky at times when the story shifted to St
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Jul 06, 2009
Lacey
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This is a rare re-read for me. I read this book originally when I was 16 or so, and I remember enjoying it immensely. One scene in paricular was rather morbid and grotesque, and it stuck with me all these years. Upon re-reading, the scene wasn't nearly as fascinating as I remembered. In fact, the entire book was somewhat of a dissapointment. The writing style left a lot to be desired, but it's a fast, easy read and I enjoyed getting reacquainted with the main character, Stone Barrington. I plan
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Feb 10, 2011
Melanie
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I've been looking for a series of crime novels to read, and somehow I've never read Woods' Barrington before. I started with book 1. It took a little getting used to as the book is somewhat dated (pub. 1991), but I felt it was important to start at the beginning. I'm looking forward to working through this series, as Barrington is an engaging and likable character somewhat out of the ordinary in crime/mystery series.
Nov 13, 2011
Jeanne
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This is the first Stone Barrington book. The name sounds more like a character in a steamy romance novel. Barrington is a New York cop recovering from a knee injury when he witnesses a beautiful news anchor fall from her high rise window. Corrupt cops, bed hopping beauties and morbid morticians abound. This is the first I've read by this author. For some reason, the writing reminded me of Mickey Spillane.
Jun 24, 2011
Steven
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Stuart Woods reminds me of Sidney Sheldon in that he's not that great of a writer, but he's a very good storyteller. Stone Barrington is sort of a James Bond - if Bond were a lawyer, meaning Barrington gets pretty much any woman he wants, he likes the finer things in life, and he doesn't have to worry about money. A good novel.
Jun 28, 2010
Also known for his provocative stories and relentless pacing, Stuart Woods has much to offer Grisham fans. New York Dead is a good place to start.While there are suspense, action, and plot twists, there's also more sex and violence than one finds in Grisham. Readers who can tolerate this might find Woods a good choice.
Jan 22, 2009
Dawn
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MY BEST FRIEND GOT ME HOOKED ON STUART WOODS AND THE STONE BARRINGTON NOVELS. I LOVE THEM I WAIT FOR APRIL AND OCTOBER EVER YEAR TO GET HIS NEXT ONE. I WISH I COULD GET INTO MORE SERIES LIKE THIS. ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS LET ME KNOW. I ALREADY READ ALEX CROSS SO I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
Jan 24, 2011
Smiledoggie
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This is the first Stuart Woods book I have read and now I am a fan of murder mysteries. Stone Barrington is a second class New York detective who also went to law school. I liked how Woods slowly unfolded the plot and brought new elements of the characters. The book was a fast read and entertaining.
Mar 23, 2010
Judy
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Stuart Woods was recommended to me by a library patron. I was looking for something new for my husband to read. He tore through this one pretty quick and I think he is on book #8 in the series. It's a fun series kind of like Robert B. Parker's Spenser books, and the TV series Rockford Files and Magnum P.I.
Aug 03, 2011
it took awhile to get this 1st book of the ( stone barrington ) books so during the read I GOT THE INTRO VERY QUICKLY, BUT I WILL HAVE TO SAY I COULD HAVE DONE WITH OUT / NY DEAD ! I STARTED WITH THE SECOND BOOK ( DIRT ) AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. I AM NOW ON BOOK 6 LA DEAD.
Mar 12, 2010
Tasha
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I really enjoyed this book. It was essentially a murder-mystery, but with some twists I have never encountered in other books. I loved the main character, Stone Barrington and plan to read more of Woods' books featuring Stone. It's definitely worth reading if you like murder-mystery stories.
Mar 27, 2011
Sandy
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What is this world coming to! An well educated man who would rather be a cop than a lawyer? And then a lady falls off a balcony several floor up and lives? And then he has be become the lawyer he never wanted to be? Audible.com caught me with this one! I think I have become a follower!
Jul 31, 2010
Jill
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Wanted to go back and read from the beginning of the series to make sure I got all the Stone Barrington books. Well you can definately tell this is an early book. Though I liked the ending more than the rest of the book, I still have to give it a low rating.
It was nice to meet the characters and finally see how everything got started.
It was nice to meet the characters and finally see how everything got started.
Feb 26, 2011
Rjames1999
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A decent start to a new series. File this one under a guilty pleasure. A couple of semi-predictable twists made this one a fun read. However, it seemed like there was a sub plot line that felt like filler. Enjoyable enough to pick up on the next few in this long running series.
Sep 08, 2009
Joe
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Very Good; Continuing character: Stone Barrington (first in series); Stone sees a woman fall from 12 stories, and as he moves from poilce to being a lawyer he tries to figure out suicide or murder, not helped by the fact the body has disappeared
Sep 20, 2011
Curt Lyon
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this guys older books are fairly entertaing, the characters a bit thin and more recent books he shows that he has become a dirty old man. Mostly about how much his characters get laid. But earlier books, like this, have more story
Jul 10, 2011
Jessica
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After reading so many Stone Barrington novels, I finally got to read the 1st one. He is Dino's partner, but gets out of the police force and becomes a lawyer. Sex, deception and intrigue as usual. It was good to see how it all started.
May 29, 2010
Denise
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Fun - but then I like simple detective stories for the quick read. I'll definitely read more of the Stone Barrington series by Stuart Woods. He reminds me of J.P. Beaumont by J.A. Jance. I've read all of the Beaumont series.
Oct 20, 2011
Have you tried Stuart Woods? He is similar to David Baldacci with complex, fast-paced political and legal thrillers. New York Dead is the first book of the long and popular Stone Barrington series.
Jan 21, 2009
Don
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This was my first Stuart Woods novel and I found it to be very good. He has a very basic writing style but he writes a good story. I found Stone Barrington to be a very interesting character.
Jan 01, 2011
Hilary
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My love affair with Stone began here and even though I've always seen him as a more handsome version of Chris Noth, Stuart insists he's blondish- so ... Bradley Cooper is my vote.
Aug 31, 2010
Rachel
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This is a 2.5 for me. Average storyline, average characters. I don't know that there's anyone in the cast of characters you're going to fall in love with to keep you hooked. I would NOT recommend this on audio, just because I didn't appreciate the narrator's "voices." They sometimes verged on being silly, and his voice for Stone was on the nasal side, which makes it difficult to imagine Stone as the refined handsome man in uniform he was supposed to be.
Still, I like the More...
Still, I like the More...
May 24, 2009
aldr6870
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First in the Stone Barrington detective series. I've enjoyed all the books in this series as many are set in Manhattan. The references to noted places in Manhattan and CT are fun to read.
