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Bel-Air Dead
Written by Stuart Woods
Narrated by Tony Roberts
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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In the newest addition to the New York Times-bestselling series, Stone Barrington comes face-to-face with a beautiful woman from his past. . . .
Stone Barrington receives a rather unexpected phone call from Arrington Calder, the ex-girlfriend with whom he has a son. Arrington's much older husband, the actor Vance Calder, has just died, leaving her a fortune in Centurion Studios stock. Arrington has plans for the money and asks Stone to represent her in the sale of the company. But when he arrives at her home in Bel-Air to finalize the deal, things take a nasty turn. It seems many of Hollywood's rich and beautiful have Arrington and Centurion in their sights, and Stone finds himself dragged into a surprisingly deadly web of intrigue.
Stone Barrington receives a rather unexpected phone call from Arrington Calder, the ex-girlfriend with whom he has a son. Arrington's much older husband, the actor Vance Calder, has just died, leaving her a fortune in Centurion Studios stock. Arrington has plans for the money and asks Stone to represent her in the sale of the company. But when he arrives at her home in Bel-Air to finalize the deal, things take a nasty turn. It seems many of Hollywood's rich and beautiful have Arrington and Centurion in their sights, and Stone finds himself dragged into a surprisingly deadly web of intrigue.
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Stuart Woods
Stuart Woods is the author of more than forty novels, including the New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series. An avid sailor and pilot, he lives in New York City, Florida, and Maine.
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Reviews for Bel-Air Dead
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A beautiful BelAir widow, already one of the wealthiest women in America, needs Stone's help to become even more cash-rich. At stake is the sale of her investment in - and the resulting dissolution of - Hollywood's world-famous Centurion Studios. Stone is no stranger to the stylish and lucrative world of Centurion. . . and he has more than a passing acquaintance with the lady herself. But when he arrives in BelAir to finalize the sale, the tranquility of that famous neighborhood turns out to be no more than a facade. One of LA's most rapacious power brokers has Centurion and its unique real estate in his sights, and he will not be denied. Stone finds himself dragged into a surprisingly complex and high-stakes game, the kind only the truly rich and dangerously ambitious can play. . .and survive.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's been a while since I've read a Stuart Woods novel, but I picked up a couple at the Friends of the Library sale because I very much enjoyed the previous novels of his.Stone Barrington is once again up to his eyeballs in big money and the movie industry. He flies to California to act as a proxy for Arrington, a former, now very rich, girlfriend. The story begins with an unexpected murder and takes a number of twists as Stone figures out how to manipulate all the relevant players to do right by his client.Excellent character development and good story arc, but I felt the ending was a bit lame. He did tie up most loose ends, but I think Woods could have done better.All-in-all, a fun, easy read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of the better Barrington books. Stone weaves a clever plot to enable Arrington (his former lover and mother of his child) to retain control of a Hollywood studio owned by her former husband. Twisty enough for you? Stone and Dino are not in NYC, a delightful change and the amounts of money thrown around are phenomenal. Stone gets laid several times, as usual, but one of them doesn't get killed...that's odd for a Barrington novel. Dino's role helps bring the protagonist to justice after many bad acts. The plot involves Ed Eagle, a Santa Fe lawyer and his edgy ex-, bringing together a couple of Woods' plot strings. This one is #20 in the series and is better than most.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's been a while since I've read a Stuart Woods novel, but I picked up a couple at the Friends of the Library sale because I very much enjoyed the previous novels of his.Stone Barrington is once again up to his eyeballs in big money and the movie industry. He flies to California to act as a proxy for Arrington, a former, now very rich, girlfriend. The story begins with an unexpected murder and takes a number of twists as Stone figures out how to manipulate all the relevant players to do right by his client.Excellent character development and good story arc, but I felt the ending was a bit lame. He did tie up most loose ends, but I think Woods could have done better.All-in-all, a fun, easy read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5As always a good read, not like most of the books I read now a days but I enjoy reading about Stone and everyone. They seem like relatives after all these books I have read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not bad, one of the better Barrington books. Woods actually weaves a fairly clever plot of stock takeovers, murder, romance, etc., in with some of his better written characters for a good summer read. It helps if you have read all the Barrington novels leading up to this one.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Synopsis: Following closely on the story in ‘Strategic Moves’, Stone Barrington and Dino are in Bel-Air at the behest of one of Stone’s former lovers. Stone’s job is to vote a block of stock to keep Centurion Studios from falling into the hands of a hotel developer. Many of Woods’s characters make an appearance in the story, including Ed Eagle’s former wife, the murderous Barbara Eagle.Review: This story has several nice plot twists with a rather surprising ending. There are, however, lots of business legalities that seem unnecessary to the tale.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the best Stone Barrington book is quite a while. I was expecting another boilerplate plot with the same old scenes and characters. Somehow the Hollywood setting has brought new life to the old character. The audiobook narrator, Tony Roberts, is a master with character voices.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Stone Barrington novel is superb, as is the plot, pacing, and characters. Most enjoyable is Woods’ crisp frequently humorous language. Both good and bad persons from previous Woods novels appear, which is delightful for those who read about them previously, but even people who meet them here for the first time, will enjoy the experience.Stone decides to help his now very rich ex-girl friend who wants to keep a movie company intake. Her now deceased husband owned a large share in the business. There are about two dozen share holders. A vicious wealthy crook wants to buy all the shares, destroy the film company and build a hotel. He even kills people who do not sell him their shares.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5GREAT!!!! I read it in a day. I couldn't put it down. One of Woods best Stone Barrington books.