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[Unbound] by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington Series Book #44
3.5★
In the wake of a personal tragedy, former CIA operative Teddy Fay—now a successful Hollywood film producer known as Billy Barnett—takes a leave of absence to travel and grieve, and lands in Santa Fe in the company of his friends Stone Barrington and Ed Eagle. There, fate hands him an unexpected opportunity to exact quiet revenge for his recent loss, from a man who helped to cover up the crime. But when his enemy wises up to Teddy’s machinations, a discreet game of sabotage escalates to a potentially lethal battle. From the arid splendor of the New Mexico desert to the glamour of Hollywood’s rolling hills, it will take all of Stone Barrington’s diplomacy and skill to maneuver for Teddy’s advantage while keeping innocents out of the crossfire.I had mixed feelings about this book. It was advertised as book #44 in the Stone Barrington series but it should have been sold as Book #2 in the Teddy Fay series. I see there is a real book 2 in that series coming out later this year...so... Stone had a very small part and only showed up occasionally and mostly from a bed. Teddy Fay is without a doubt one of the most fascinating characters that Stuart Woods has ever come up with. I thought from the first time we met him that he should have his own series. Reading this man in action is better than watching a James Bond movie. Again... the biggest problem... that seemed entirely unnecessary to the story line... was that Woods...again...made all the major players into sex starved maniacs. I'm sorry Mr. Woods but not every human being is just waiting to bed the woman or man that they have only just met. That lost your book a star. Great story and a really good character in Teddy Fay if you can overlook the unnecessary sex parts.
