Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington isn't one to turn away in the face of danger, so when he witnesses a tricky situation underway, he jumps in to lend a hand. He never expected, though, that this favor would lead to a mutually beneficial business deal with a prominent gentleman who requires the ever-discreet services of Woodman & Weld. But in the ruthless corporate world no good deed goes unpunished, and Stone soon finds himself the target of a ragtag group of criminal...

When poison-pen columnist Amanda Dart herself becomes the victim of an anonymous gossipmonger, she enlists the help of New York P.I. Stone Barrington to uncover the culprit, someone out to expose the peccadilloes of other influential gossip columnists as well

Grieving over the loss of her fiance, Chief of Police Holly Barker joins forces with a handsome FBI agent to investigate the murders of two Miami businessmen, following clues that lead into the middle of a lethal real-estate scam.

At the request of the President, Stone Barrington and Holly Barker travel to a Caribbean island to track down Teddy Fay, a CIA agent-turned-assassin who has been on the run for years. Behind the island's tranquil image there is corruption, some questionable pasts, and plenty of sinister secrets. Everyone has something to hide, making the search for Teddy all the more challenging.

Stone Barrington is no stranger to schemes and deceptions of all stripes--as an attorney for the premier white-shoe law firm Woodman & Weld, he's seen more than his share. But when he travels to Europe under highly unusual circumstances, Stone finds himself at the center of a mystery that is, even by his standards, most peculiar. Two unexpected invitations may be the first clues in an intricate puzzle Stone must unravel to learn the truth, a puzzle...