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Hired by his CIA boss to protect his older brother, an Army intelligence operative who is suffering from amnesia, Stone Barrington learns about his charge's talent for restoring antiques and his links to a haunting event in Vietnam more than thirty yearsearlier.

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Main Author: Woods, Stuart
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Signet, [2009], c2008.
Series:Woods, Stuart. Stone Barrington novel ; 15.
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Barrington, Stone > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Private investigators > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
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Summary:Hired by his CIA boss to protect his older brother, an Army intelligence operative who is suffering from amnesia, Stone Barrington learns about his charge's talent for restoring antiques and his links to a haunting event in Vietnam more than thirty yearsearlier.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2008.
Physical Description:388 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:0451226712
9780451226716
Author Notes:Stuart Woods was born in Manchester, Georgia on January 9, 1938. He received a B. A. in sociology from the University of Georgia in 1959. He worked in the advertising business and eventually wrote two non-fiction books entitled Blue Water, Green Skipper and A Romantic's Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland. His first novel, Chiefs, was published in 1981. It won an Edgar Award and was made into a TV miniseries starring Charlton Heston. His other works include the Stone Barrington series, the Holly Barker series, the Will Lee series, the Ed Eagle series, the Rick Barron series and the Teddy Fay series. He won France's Prix de Literature Policiere for Imperfect Strangers. His autobiography, An Extravagant Life, was published in June 2022. Stuart Woods died on July 22, 2022, at his home in Lichfield, Connecticut. He was 84.

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