Cold Paradise

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Summary: Big Disappointment!
Review: What a disappointment! The plot goes nowhere, the dialog is boring and unrealistic, the characters have about as much depth as the piece of paper on which the book is written. I have read most of Stuart Woods' books and eagerly ordered this one, but it will certainly be the last one of his books I ever order.

Rating:
Summary: The Author and Editor need to hire some help
Review: What a poorly written novel. There are constant errors throughout...on one page the author will say two characters met 3 years ago; 10 pages later he contradicts that and says they met one year ago. And this happens throughout! Ugh! If you are going to write, do it right!

Rating:
Summary: got me hooked quickly
Review: what can I say about Woods that I haven't already said? Once again he builds on what happened before, takes it further and makes it better...this book would be great on its own, but you really have to read the Barrington series in order to to get the full effect of each entry in the series...

I don't want to get into the story because I hate to ruin the experience for anyone who hasn't read it yet..but if it's been awhile since you last checked in on Stone Barrington, you should pay him a visit and read this book.

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Summary: Too Many Story Lines
Review: Woods is an excellent writer who has finally gotten too full of himself with this one. The story line starts out great, but in the middle of the book strays too far away to keep the reader interested. The basic story is captivating, but throwing in his ex-wife and ex-lover (whose child might be Stone Barrington's, although for some reason we never get closure or even acknowledgement on) just detracts without credibly changing the atmosphere. That is, except to lead to long, boring asides, like the drifting (read: dragging) yacht scene. Stone's new love interest is an engaging character through the first portion of the book, but she inconceivably becomes background noise through the remainder. Woods needs to refocus and bring quality, not quantity.