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Title: New York Dead by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0-06-109080-8 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 15 September, 1992 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (30 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: This book felt right from the start!
Comment: Stuart Woods' writing strolls along effortlessly yet has more twists and turns than about any author I've read. The very effective element of surprise in 'New York Dead' stands this one up beside a Robert Ludlum novel. The surprises were truly unexpected and kept me completely disoriented.
Stuart Wood's characters are also very well done. Stone Barrington's exclusion for being 'white bread', as well as his financial difficulties and bout of unemployment was interesting, realistic and refreshing. Dino Bachetti and the self preservation of the precinct created an extremely appealing obscurity around the case. Even Cary Hilliard's duality worked for me which was surprising in itself.
Too many characters became somehow connected kind of making Manhattan feel like it was inhabited by about two dozen people, but I was able to overlook most of that. I do wish Scoop Berman's role had been a completely anonymous character or left out completely. He was one too many and kind of an eye roller.
In my opinion, Stuart Wood's smooth delivery puts him next in line to John Sandford. This could be the author I've been looking for!
Rating: 4
Summary: Ah, a new series to look forward to????
Comment: New York Dead is my first Wood's book, but it won't be my last. I have to agree with some other reviewers....New York Dead is a silky smooth read. The plot unrolls itself without interruption from the first page to the last. The characters, both weird and normal (is there such a thing) are entertaining to say the least. Isn't it the search of entertainment that keeps us avid readers coming back for more??? Stuart Woods delivers.
Can anyone survive the fall from a twelve story building? Well they do in New York Dead. That's not the only surprise in the book.
Get the book and read it you won't regret it.
Rating: 3
Summary: easy read
Comment: Rating System:
1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten
2 star = poor; a total waste of time
3 star = good; worth the effort
4 star = very good; what writing should be
5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others
STORY: When off-duty detective Stone Barrington is a witness to body landing at his feet from a several story apartment complex, he is thrust into a mystery of money, jealousy and police politics.
MY FEEDBACK:
1) Woods has a very easy to read style of writing. You can zip through his book in no time
2) Warning: Adult content. Explicit sex, profanity and alternate lifestyles within these pages. Some reader may find this offensive.
3) Biggest complaint I had was how immature I felt the author handled the sex. It was almost like a dirty old man sharing his personal fantasies vs. an author deftly crafting a steamy scene.
4) Stone is a strong, fun character to follow and he is cliché in all the ways that readers like and keep coming back for more.
OVERALL: I think the average person will find this a good read, even though I personally didn't care for the ending much. Its not that I felt the author jipped me or tied things up too nicely, I personally didn't care for the central content of why things happened. I've been told that this is his only book done this way and if I liked his writing then try his other Barrington books. I will do this.
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Title: Dirt by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061094234 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Swimming to Catalina by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061099805 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dead in the Water : A Novel by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061093491 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Worst Fears Realized by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0061013420 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Cold Paradise by Stuart Woods ISBN: 0451205626 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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