Stuart Woods

"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,...

"Stone Barrington has faced intrigue before and come out clean on the other side, but this latest turn of events might be too scandalous even for him"-- "Stone Barrington is enjoying a round of golf in Key West when the game is violently interrupted -- and it seems as if the target of the disturbance may have been one of his fellow players, the brilliant businesswoman behind a software startup on the cutting edge of technology. Soon, it becomes clear...

Stone Barrington and several friends are vacationing in Florida when an extreme weather event puts a damper on their trip. Even worse, the hurricane-force winds blow a powerful, noxious politician straight onto Stone's doorstep. Though they part ways before long, Stone soon learns that he hasn't seen the last of his new acquaintance. It turns out that this official has some shady associates who may have destructive plans afoot, and Stone needs an...