Stone Barrington is a former cop,
forced into retirement by a department in which he never fit. Stone holds a law
degree and after passing the Bar he is hired by a prestigious New York law firm
to handle special cases. He also
maintains his own office where his services are more of an investigative than
legal nature. And Stone sleeps with every woman he meets, all of whom are
beautiful. As I was reading, I couldn’t help but wonder if Stone and James Bond
had ever compared notes.
In the fast-paced Dirt,
Stone takes on a blackmail scheme involving Amanda Dart, a nationally
syndicated gossip columnist known as "the High Bitch Queen". Amanda receives
a fax entitled Dirt containing details of her very private life and learns it
has been sent to everybody who is anybody. The fax scheme soon expands to
include Amanda's publisher, who also hires Stone, and the gay but closeted
editor of a sleazy L.A. tabloid.
Stone is tasked with finding out
who is behind the faxes and enlists the help of a former cop who ends up
murdered. Stone finds answers hard to come by and his clients begin to take
matters into their own hands without Stone’s knowledge. Tension builds as Stone
discovers the seemingly random murder of his friend is related to the
case. There is a large cast of potential
suspects introduced throughout the book.
Dirt is fast
moving story with enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing until the
surprising reveal.
If you like Dirt and want
to read more about Stone Barrington’s cases, there are currently 59 other
titles in this series. By the looks of it, Stuart Woods isn’t done yet. Each can
be read as a standalone title.
3.89 stars on Goodreads, 4.4 on
Amazon
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