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Cut and Thrust: Stone Barrington, Book 30 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Stuart Woods (Author), Tony Roberts (Narrator), Penguin Audio (Publisher)
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Stone Barrington enters the cutthroat fray of politics in the stunning thriller from the New York Times best-selling author.

Stone Barrington has traveled to Los Angeles for the Democratic National Convention and finds that the political scene has been shaken up. First Lady Katherine Rule Lee is running for the party nomination, a loyal senator has died and left her seat vacant, and the Secret Service has received a credible threat toward Kate. It will take all of Stone's discretion and powers of persuasion to help arrange things for a desirable outcome.

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 51 minutes
  2. Author
    Stuart Woods
  3. Narrator
    Tony Roberts
  4. Audible release date
    July 15, 2014
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Penguin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B00K8FZSUE
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 6 hours and 51 minutes
Author Stuart Woods
Narrator Tony Roberts
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date July 15, 2014
Publisher Penguin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00K8FZSUE
Best Sellers Rank #73,428 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#539 in International Mystery & Crime (Audible Books & Originals)
#793 in Action Thriller & Suspense Fiction
#3,956 in Mystery Action & Adventure

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porsche
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS SIMPLY A FUN BOOK TO READ Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington series are ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014
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THIS IS SIMPLY A FUN BOOK TO READ

Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington series are simply fun books to read - SB started out, after retiring from the NYPD for medical reasons, as a Jack-of-All-Trades go-to man for Bill Eggers and his high-powered law firm, effectively handling "important/and or lucrative" clients that the firm would not necessarily want to be known associating with. Over the years, SB, always with his pal and former NYPD partner Dino Bachetti, who himself has risen through the ranks of the NYPD from detective, lieutenant, captain, chief, and now in this current book, to Commissioner, has risen meteorically as a result of bringing in new clients to the firm, being made partner, being in the right place at the right time, and fortuitously meeting and serving the right people. So, currently, SB is best friends, and on a first name basis, with the POTUS, the First Lady, the head of the CIA, Mike Freeman, the head of one of the top security firms in the country, as well as a former (retired) Mob boss who can obviously be extremely dangerous and powerful when warranted, but not adverse to Stone because they have a very good friendship/relationship despite the fact that, at one time, SB was married to one of his daughters who turned out to be a psycho, extremely wealthy, drives, among other things, a Bentley, has his own private jet, along with access to a Gulfstream G650, courtesy of the security firm of which he is a board member, access to Air Force One, courtesy of POTUS, and all the while solving a host of problems that seem to come his way - and these problems can be murders, national security issues, whatever. If anyone is looking for a new series of books to read, read Woods' Stone Barrington books and read them from the beginning because the story is effectively continuous and you can then appreciate precisely how SB and Dino have continuously been able to move forward in their lives, and overcome life's obstacles, so as to attain their current positions in life.
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Robert J. McGrath
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read but a lighter story line.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2014
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Good, but not great read. They are starting to flesh out other characters, but the baseline story is good. Very fast read and enjoyable. Woods seems to be starting to use the Patterson formula to write book after book with another writers input. I have always loved the Stone Barrington story line and well written stories. I'm now afraid we are going from a strong coffee to a light tea writing style.
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greg day
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2022
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This is a great se th is and the books just flow for easy reading
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Seracmac
3.0 out of 5 stars Good mystery novel.
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014
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Well as of all his books this was very good in many ways. That is to say good story plots and there are several. Many twists and turns that make for interesting reading. Sometimes ever a bit difficult to follow and I had to look back a bit t recognize characters. Only gave it 3 *** because I didn't like the way he ended it leaving so many parts unanswered. Guess he did that so we'd buy his next book which no doubt will continue those stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Spoilers
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021
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This book is full of spoilers. I like to read series with continuing characters and with most authors with multiple series they are separate. Not here. Woods started with Will Lee and later added Stone Barrington, Holly Barker, Ed Eagle, and Teddy Fay. This Barrington book has appearances by all but Holly and contains major spoilers for those who haven't read the other series. If you want to avoid spoilers you must read the Woods books in order of publication without regard to the names of the various series.
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Robin L. Wright
4.0 out of 5 stars The story line was very good, but got a bit disjointed when involving two ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014
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Refreshing change from the usual sexual escapades of Stone Barrington hopping from one woman to several in one book. And no descriptions of steamy sex was a welcome change also. The story line was very good, but got a bit disjointed when involving two detectives and Billy in the mix of trying to avert a bad situation. Billy's intervention was never really explained very well - only alluding to "owing Stone." The two detectives all of a sudden knew things about their target suspect that the story line never supported by showing how they knew. Stone seemed more like a bystander in this book. I'm happy there's going to be a baby and I'm even happier that it's not Stone's! I rated the book four stars because it really was refreshing after Mr. Woods' last few attempts.
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Gemini Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars Stone is Monogamous
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014
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Having read every Stuart Woods / Stone Barrington Series Book and loved them, I would have to rate this one as a "Loved-Loved". The story centers on Cate Lee's bid for the Democratic nomination for President and the related political intrigue that we all know exists, but maybe a differing levels. This brook brings back many of our favorite characters including Stone and Dino's sons and their significant others, Teddy Faye, Mike Freeman, and, of course, Dino and Vicki. While our buddy Stone still has an enviable sex life, in this book he is monogamous. Noticeably absent was Holly Barker, probably due to Stone’s monogamous relationship with Anne.

Only negative ... Clearly this is fiction, but the portrayal of voting for and determination of the Candidate based on delegate numbers representing just a few States at the National Convention (i.e., California with 55 out of 135 total delegate needed for nomination).
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Klaus Kreitz
5.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2018
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I read this BEFORE the Donald became the POTUS, and hoped it was a vision of what might unfold. Alas, fiction is better than real life. I can console myself that at least in my favourite fictional world, good triumphs and the ignorant are vanquished. The chapters focussed on the Convention kept me enthralled, as if I were there! Delightful, as always!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016
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Authentic Stone Barrington. No big surprises, but not as exciting as the current race to the primaries.
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Bill Byrd
4.0 out of 5 stars a feel good read
Reviewed in Canada on July 23, 2014
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Fast paced, well written and engaging.perhaps a little too predictable -except for the twist at the end. Maybe a little too simplistic in terms of process - would that getting the presidential nomination were that east - but we liked it being that easy so how could we really complain.take it to the cottage, grab a glass of wine and your day will pass in no time,
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Patty
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2014
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Two stars is being kind.
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Diana McGowan
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2014
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I enjoyed reading this, he followed through with many of the characters he has used in previous books. He built the suspense to the end leaving the reader waiting for his next book.
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