Dark Harbor

by Stuart Woods

Paper Book, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Collection

Publication

New York : Putnam, c2006.

Description

Fiction. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Stone Barrington investigates the secrets of a CIA officer's suicide in this next thriller in the bestselling series. Stuart Woods's bestseller, Dark Harbor, brings us the perfect mix of sexy intrigue and swift suspense that have earned him legions of fans over the years. In this latest thriller, Stone enters the picturesque town Dark Harbor off the coast of Maine, where the shocking deaths of three people have cast a long shadow over this island haven-a locale as mysterious as it is exclusive. Stone Barrington hasn't heard from his cousin, Dick Stone, in years-though he has fond memories of a teenage summer spent at his house in Maine. Then, Lance Cabot of the CIA interrupts an otherwise pleasant meal at Elaine's with news of Dick's death-apparently by his own hands. It seems that Dick Stone, a quiet family man who doubled as a CIA agent, methodically executed his wife, daughter, and then himself-or did he? What would cause a loving father and husband to murder his family as they slept? Before his death, Dick had appointed Stone executor of his will, giving him full control of the disposition of a sizable family estate. Was Dick preparing for his suicide, or forewarning Stone of his murder? With the help of his ex-partner, Dino, and his friend Holly Barker, Stone must settle the estate and piece together the elusive facts of his cousin's life and death as a CIA operative. At every step Stone knows he is being watched by Dick's family-and one of them just may be a killer.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Kathy89
Fast read. Stone Barrington's inherited his cousin's house on an island in Maine. He and his friends prove the cousin was murdered and didn't commit suicide.
LibraryThing member MsBeautiful
Entertaining read/listen, Stone may be predictable but he always delivers.
LibraryThing member unrequitedlibrarian
Tone of language: Quietly factual
Plot twists: Weird clues, lucky discoveries
Characters: Police officers in danger
Values: Staid upper class privileges
Pace: Murders keep coming
Sexually explicit: Exchanging of partners
Background research: Piloting airplanes
Ending: Cruelty is irrational
Offensive to any
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group: Monogamists
Targeted audience: Men

Flaw: Perpetrators lack a motive to abduct Holly, an outsider unknown on the island.
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LibraryThing member FiberBabble
Listened to audio book. Clever, kept my interest. I'll continue reading/listening to the Stone Barrington series.
LibraryThing member utbw42
Meh. Quick read, predictable, not very satisfying. Maybe the next one will be better.
LibraryThing member buffalogr
Fast, quick, entertaining read for the predictable Stone Barrington. The audiobooks just keep coming, like Stone Barrington's murders, and of course, Stone himself. The murder mystery is quite intriguing as is the cooperation between cop agencies with a private dude from NYC ;-) Nevertheless, I'm
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looking for Stone Barrington #13 next month
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LibraryThing member jepeters333
In Dark Harbor, Maine, Stone Barrington discovers a picturesque town where the shocking deaths of three people have cast a long shadow over this island haven - a locale as mysterious as it is exclusive. Stone Barrington hasn't heard from his cousin, Dick Stone, in years - though he has fond
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memories of a teenage summer spent at his house in Maine. But then the CIA's Lance Cabot interrupts an otherwise pleasant meal at Elaine's with news of Dick's death - apparently by his own. It seems that Dick Stone, a quiet family man who doubled as a CIA agent, methodically executed his wife, daughter, and then himself - or did he? With the help of his ex-partner Dino, and his friend Holly Barker, Stone must piece together the elusice facts of his cousin's life and death as a CIA operative.
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LibraryThing member plunkinberry
I listened to this book on CD. It was long but made up for it by being overly predictable. Since it was something to occupy the time, I stuck with it - but I would not recommend this.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2006

Physical description

294 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

039915342X / 9780399153426

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