Stone Barrington lands in hot water in this thrilling adventure in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series.
Newly ensconced in his Santa Fe abode with a lovely female companion, Stone Barrington receives a call from an old friend requesting a delicate favor. A situation has arisen that could escalate into an explosive quagmire, and only someone with Stone's stealth and subtlety can contain the damage. At the center of these events is an impressive gentleman whose star is on the rise, and who'd like to get Stone in his corner. He's charming and ambitious and has friends in high places; the kind of man who seems to be a sure bet. But in the fickle circles of power, fortunes rise and fall on the turn of a dime, and it may turn out that Stone holds the key not just to one man's fate, but to the fate of the nation.
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Praise for Below the Belt**
** โWoods keeps the suspense high all the way to the dramatic conclusion.โโ _Publishers Weekly
_ โCompulsively readable...[an] easy-reading page-turner.โโ _Booklist
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โStuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller.โโ Chicago Tribune
โA world-class mystery writer...I try to put Woodsโs books down and I canโt.โโ _Houston Chronicle
_ โMr. Woods, like his characters, has an appealing way of making things nice and clear.โโ _The New York Times
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โWoods certainly knows how to keep the pages turning.โโ _Booklist
_ โSince 1981, readers have not been able to get their fill of Stuart Woodsโ New York Times bestselling novels of suspense.โโ Orlando Sentinel
โWoodsโs Stone Barrington is a guilty pleasure...heโs also an addiction thatโs harder to kick than heroin.โโ Contra Costa Times (California)
About the Author
Stuart Woods is the author of more than sixty novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington series. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs , his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award. An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lives in Florida, Maine, and New Mexico.