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Published Oct 2005
304 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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Holly Barker, the small-town cop turned CIA agent, tracks a master of disguise - and a consummate killer.
'Woods's latest lacks the urgent plotting and bracing thrills needed to make it truly memorable.' - Publishers Weekly.
"A sitcom approach to international intrigue in which paper dolls from Woods's previous work keep slipping into new outfits as insubstantial as they are. " - Kirkus Reviews
"Iron Orchid reads easily and is mildly suspenseful, but it's often silly and cartoonish; the best thing about it is that Woods doesn't seem to take it very seriously." - Washington Post
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Stuart Woods is the author of more than ninety novels, including the New York Times–bestselling 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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