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Swimming to Catalina by Stuart Woods is the 4th book in the Stone Barrington series. Stone Barrington travels to LA after receiving a call from actor Vance Calder who had married his former girlfriend Arrington telling him that Arrington had disappeared. An entertaining book with plenty of action and unbelievable stunts, very James Bond like. Pure escapist entertainment.
These books are so very entertaining, even if they are too far fetched and unbelievable at times. I'm enjoying listening to this series as I crochet my holiday afghan. Dino is my favorite character, and he is the lead character's best friend. He is not in this book as much as I would like, but he is in it and that is good enough. I'm looking forward to continuing this series because of the backstories more than because of the lead character. Stone Barrington is just a lil bit too naive for me to...
AnD the beat goes on. Stone goes to California to rescue Arrington.
I think this book was incredibly stupid and not believable. This has to be the worst one in the series so far. I really loved the Holly Barker series. Stone just isn't my kind of a character. I haven't found any endearing qualities yet.
Stone is called to rescue his former girlfriend, Arrington, who has married actor Vance Calder. Still some good moments of tension and a quick read. This may be the book where some of the plots start to become just a little silly.
Excellent readOkay once again I am now looking forward to book number 5 from Stuart woods. Sometimes you wish that things would turn out for the best and sometimes you realize that it's just a story but you would always hope that stone would get what he was looking for.
We're down to just 3 stars. Each book seems to get half a star worse. The sex is increasingly gratuitous. I wish Woods would just let these be mysteries, rather than trying to add in a sex element. It seems so contrived--like I'm reading a nice detective story and then someone slipped in a Playboy amateur writing contest page. Also, the way Stone, who I generally find to be likable and I believe is written with the intention of being likable--treats and talks about women is, well...far from enli...
4 Stars. I couldn't have done it. At one point, two thugs dump Stone Barrington into the Pacific just off Catalina Island near L.A. He's strapped to a heavy anchor. Three things would instantly flash through my mind: "This water better not be deep," and "I've got 60 seconds to chuck this anchor," and three, "If it's too cold, hypothermia will stop me first!" Luckily for Stone and readers who enjoy his adventures, it isn't, he does, and it's not. You can figure it out! The story is dominated by S...
Ah, the sheer cheesiness of Stone Barrington. You gotta love it.I think I've mentioned here before that I always read portions of these books to Adam, who then wonders why I bother reading them if they're that bad. But they're of the so-bad-they're-good variety.As this one is pretty early in the series, I think I'd read it before. But given that I'd ran through most of what I'd brought on vacation (and wasn't willing to tackle the two non-fiction left), I was grateful the MIL had some beach-wort...
Stone Barrington is so cliche and cheesy, I love him!!!
Not a bad story but for an ex-cop and high priced lawyer Stone Barrington is kind of a naive idiot at times. Especially when it comes to women. A lot of the sex seems unnecessary too. In the middle of all the crap that’s going on with the kidnapping and attempt on his life and all the work with the LAPD and FBI to get the situation resolved and he’s still sleeping with multiple women and having sex into the late hours of the night? Man get your priorities straight. I hope his character grows up
I HAVE started to wonder why i keep reading these. oh yeah, because it's something new.and i am desperate for books i have not read.....i am so very tired of stone sleeping with everyone, damn barbara and betty in the same book strange women . no mention of condems and no mention of aids eitherthe story it self didn't hold my attention. i'm hoping it gets betteri need to find a new author?
Wow, what a ride! Stone inadvertently butts heads with the Mob - who will win? I wouldn't bet on either one. Our hero must save his damsel in distress without getting killed. Can he do it? Twists and turns abound in this swimmingly breezy mystery. Loved this great addition to the series.
Wow, I just really like these books! Mostly you know the bad guys and suspect that the amazing Stone is going to rule the day but boy he takes on a lot of water before he rises! He reminds me of a James Bond type. He can do anything, escape anything and a real ladies man! Fun reads.
2.5*Ugh. Why do I read these books!?
I realized 78% into this book that I'd read book 4 BEFORE book 3. Ugh. Oh well. I finished it and then immediately read Dead in the Water. Both stories were really well done.
Not my kind of book. The main character, Stone Barrington, is more like James Bond than a retired police officer turned lawyer. He's apparently so irresistibly handsome and charming that in no less than five minutes, every beautiful woman he meets sleeps with him. He gets out of more impossible situations and has more "lives" than Jack on 24, and he even has a pen that shoots bullets. In short, there was little that was believable, and that made the story silly.
Another fun Stone Barrington novel. I find the novels to be like potato chips, they are so good you can't read just one, so I am onto the next one!
