A Stone Barrington Novel
by Stuart Woods
It seems like just another quiet night at Elaine's. Stone Barrington and his former cop partner, Dino, are enjoying some pasta when in walks former client and all around sad sack Herbie Fisher...with a briefcase containing $14 million in cash.
Herbie claims to have won the money on a lucky lotto ticket, but he also says he needs a lawyer - and after a single gunshot breaks the window above his head and sends diners scrambling, Stone and Dino suspect Herbie might need a bodyguard and a private investigator, too.
"Woods mixes danger and humor into a racy concoction that will leave readers thirsty for more." - Publishers Weekly
"Fans of Woods long-running series will not be disappointed by this romp, which is peppered with plenty of humor courtesy of the hapless Herbie." - Booklist
"[A] weightless tale..." - Kirkus Reviews
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Stuart Woods is the author of more than ninety novels, including the New York Timesbestselling Stone Barrington series. He was a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award. An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lived in New Mexico, Florida, and Maine. He died in July 2022 aged 84.

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