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A safe house [LP]

"Stone Barrington is looking forward to some quiet time in New York City, until he is asked to transport precious, top-secret cargo across the Atlantic. Taking on the challenge, Stone flies off unaware of what--or who--he is bringing with him. But his plans to lie low are quickly spoiled when a...

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Main Author: Woods, Stuart (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language: English
Published: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage company, 2022.
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Stone Barrington novel ; 61.
Subjects:
Barrington, Stone > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Witnesses > Protection > Fiction.
Transatlantic flights > Fiction.
Assassins > Fiction.
Legislators > United States > Fiction.
Political corruption > Fiction.
Divorced people > Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Detective and mystery fiction.
Large print books.
Summary: "Stone Barrington is looking forward to some quiet time in New York City, until he is asked to transport precious, top-secret cargo across the Atlantic. Taking on the challenge, Stone flies off unaware of what--or who--he is bringing with him. But his plans to lie low are quickly spoiled when a dangerous dispatcher tracks down Stone and his tantalizing mystery guest, intent on payback--and silencing anyone who poses a threat. From the English countryside to the balmy beaches of Key West, Stone is on an international mission to hide and protect those closest to him"--
Item Description: "Thorndike Press large print basic."
Physical Description: 327 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781432894795
143289479X
9780593556290
0593556291
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.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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