New York Dead (Stone Barrington Series #1) » (Reprint)

With several successful mystery series going at once -- the most popular featuring jet-setting cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington -- Stuart Woods more than manages to keep focused on a bestselling streak that shows no signs of slowing down.

"(A) Hollywood slick and fast-moving" (Los Angeles Daily News) mystery from the bestselling author of Palindrome. After witnessing a horrifying incident, NYPD cop Stone Barrington finds himself hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life--and death--of the country's hottest and most beautiful TV anchorwoman.

Library Journal

Flashy, name-dropping policeman Stone Barrington just happens to be passing by when celebrity Sasha Nijinsky dives from her 12-story New York penthouse and lands alive in fresh dirt. When the ambulance in which she is being rushed to the hospital collides with another vehicle, Sasha disappears. Barrington is obsessed: Is she alive? Who wanted her dead? Suspects abound in this cop drama/thriller. Was it Barron Harkness, her coanchor; Herbert Van Fleet, the undertaker who wrote her many letters; or Hank Morgan, the lesbian makeup artist who admits to being her lover? While searching for answers, Barrington has a sizzling affair with Harkness's assistant, Cary Hilliard. Things are not as they seem, and the end brings more than one surprise. Woods has many books to his credit including Edgar Allen Poe Award winner Chiefs, Palindrome, and White Cargo. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. does an excellent job with the narration. Recommended for all public libraries.--Patsy E. Gray, Huntsville P.L., AL Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.