Stone Barrington has a new client who complicates Barrington’s life more than ever before in “Standup Guy.” The guy’s problem involves a great deal of money and he needs advice on what his legal rights are. Stone sends him on his way thinking that is the end of his dealings with the man. But there are other people who think Stone is involved much more than he is. Woods has written another complicated thriller that is filled with many interesting characters and situations.
Stuart Woods
Putnam
c/o Penguin Group USA
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9780399164156, $26.95, www.amazon.com
Mr. Monk is Open for Business
Hy Conrad continues the series with “Mr. Monk is Open for Business.” Natalie is trying to get her detective agency off the ground while at the same time dealing with the obsessive compulsive Adrian Monk. Along with Monk and Natalie are Leland and all of the other characters that made the show, and these novels so much fun to watch and read. “Mr. Monk is Open for Business” is a side splitting laugh out loud caper that will have fans of Monk wanting more.
Hy Conrad
Obsidian
c/o Penguin Group USA
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9780451240934, $23.95, www.amazon.com
Carnal Curiosity
Like “Standup Guy” the last Stone Barrington novel “Carnal Curiosity” moves along on several different storylines including one that involves the first lady of the United States. Another has Stone dealing with a fraudulent security company and the things they were supposed to protect including Stones own home and business. “Carnal Curiosity” is a great addition to the Stone Barrington thrillers.
Stuart Woods
Putnam
c/o Penguin Group USA
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9780399164163, $26.95, www.amazon.com
The Montauk Monster
Bodies are piling up and other people are becoming infected by a virus that many in the medical profession have never dealt with before. Gary Dalton a police officer of the jurisdiction of Suffolk County N.Y. is racing against time to find out what the cause of all the chaos is. He learns there is a top secret U. S. research facility not far from Montauk that for years has been doing covert scientific tests of many different things. So he begins to trace a connection. “The Montauk Monster” is a chilling tale of government testing out of control.
Hunter Shea
Kensington Publishing Corp
119 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
978075826691, $7.99, www.amazon.com
