[.ca] Swimming to Catalina (ISBN 0061099805)

Wow! Definitely the Best in the Stone Series!:
If I could give 6 stars, I would!! This is definitely Stuart Woods best Stone Barrington novel yet. While I felt that "Dead in the Water" was not so good, you might want to read it before reading "Swimming to Catalina" because one kind of flows to the other. Stone continues to be real cool and I love him more and more with each novel that I read. The plot line in this novel is excellent. It keeps going and going and I never wanted to put the book down. Every single part of the book was excellent. I highly recommend!

Stone Barrington, at it again!:
This book has the same page-turning quality as New York Dead. It is the fourth book in the Stone Barrington series. This time, Stone is caught in a mystery dealing with his past love, Arrington. She has now married Vance Calder, who appeared previously in the series, and has vanished! It is up to Stone to find her, and he is not going to stop until he does. Does he still deeply care for Arrington? Will he discover her, or her body? Who is behind all this? These are some of the questions you will find haunting you until you finish this book! It is definitely one of Woods' best!

Great Read:
This was the first book that I had read by Stuart Woods. I picked it up on a lark, and started to read and didn't quit until I turned the last page. There was glamour and power mixed in with money laundering, bookies, and kidnapping. It was interesting until the end, and even put closure on all the issues that had been brought up during the story. I am looking for the next Stuart Woods book I can find to read.

Great Book:
All I can say is read this book if your are looking for a book you can't put down. I have read fourteen Stuart Wood's books and this was one of my favorites. Stone Barrington is very cool.

A first time reader:
This is the first novel I've read by Stuart Woods and now I see I should have read "Dead in the Water" first, but nonetheless, it was a good read. The story takes retired detective now lawyer, Stone Barrington, to Hollywood to help search for his former girlfriend Arrington who has married the famous actor, Vance Calder. Stone is surprised after he arrives to find that Calder isn't as worried about Arrington as he had first appearred to be. He is given first class treatment, a fancy car, nice hotel, even a part in Vance's new movie,and is then shuffled out of town in a hurry which only makes Stone determined to find out what is really going on with Arrington, especially since Calder has told Stone that Arrington is pregnant and there is a chance that Stone could be the father. The reader is led on a chase with important Hollywood types who want to see him dead. He narrowly escapes death after being tossed overboard into the Pacific ocean with an anchor tied to his waist. Stone figures out that Arrington is being held against her will and won't stop until he has found her. That may mean an end to Vance Calder's career if the public find out about the scandal he's gotten himself into. It's up to Stone to uncover the truth about who has taken Arrington and why without letting Vance's name come out. The story has a very exciting ending which I won't reveal and all in all it was a good story. The only objection I have is that Stone was sure quick to jump into bed with any pretty woman that looked his way. Isn't he concerned about diseases? Well, I know it's just a story, but I could have done without all the sex.