Adventure

Stone Barrington #18. One of the better ones recently. Herbie Fisher wins the lottery and retains Stone with a large retainer, helping Stone to pay mounting bills -- of course, Herbie manages to get into massive trouble. Meanwhile, in the main story line, Dame Felicity Devonshire (head of MI6) hires Stone to help her find a supposedly rogue agent, but together they manage to uncover the real rogues and their agenda. ( )

This was all about reading things Stone does like flying planes, eating with Dino, and having sex. Nothing really happened in the story that was solving any real mystery or murder but just finding a man. The parts with Herbie were OK and nothing developed with Stone's ex-wife acting looney. Really thought the story was going to get interesting and maybe a recurring character with Hackett but even that is not happening. ( )

Typical Stuart Woods -- light story, way more sexual relations than possible for a normal person, and a ridiculous adventure. This one involved a British operative searching for someone who left the British service 10 years earlier. Seems he was involved with the daughter of one of the British ministers. ( )

This plot includes spies and counter-spies. Meets Dino at Elaine's every nite, has a long affair with dame Felicity, who survives the book to play again. Stone gets type rated in another airplane, paid for by one of his objects of investigation. Herbie is a distraction. Stone begins to play in every elevated circles. Loose ends in the larger circle get tied up. Fun read--don't get too much into realism with the Barrington series. ( )