Search - Two-Dollar Bill (Stone Barrington, Bk 11)

Not long after Stone and his ex-partner Dino make the acquaintance of Billy Bob-a smooth-talkin' Texan packing a wad of rare two-dollar bills-someone takes a shot at them. Against his better judgment, Stone offers Billy Bob a safe haven for the night but almost immediately regrets it. The slippery out-of-towner goes missing, and someone is found dead-in Stone's town house no less. Stone is now caught by a beautiful federal prosecutor and a love from his past, a con man with more aliases than hairs on his head, and a murder investigation that could ruin them all.

Stumbling across a Stone Barrington book I haven't read is like running into an old friend that you haven't seen in awhile. Always a nice surprise...

Against his better judgement, Stone Barrington invites a new client to be his houseguest while in town. A lady friend of the client, Billy Bob Barnstormer, ends up dead in Stone's guest room and Billy Bob is nowhere to be found. It looks as though Stone will be a suspect in the murder, but as it turns out, that is the least of his problems. Billy Bob is a smooth talking Texas con man and he is out to ruin Stone and is always just one step ahead of Stone. Fast-moving and full of surprises!

Good fast moving. Peter's father is realed.

a stone barrington novel a very good book

NOT LONG AFTER STONE AND HIS EX-PARTNER DINO MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF BILLTY BOB-A SMOOTH TALKIN' TEXAN PACKING A WAD OF RARE TWO-DOLLAR BILLS-SOMEONE TAKES A SHOT AT THEM. AGAINST HIS BETTER JUDGEMENT, STONE OFFERS BILLY BOB A SAFE HAVEN FOR THE NIGHT BUT ALMOST IMMEDIATLEY REGRETS IT. THE SLIPPERY OUT OF TOWNER GOES MISSING AND SOMEONE IS FOUND DEAD IN STONE'S TOWN HOUSE NO LESS. STONE IS NOW CAUGHT BY A BEAUTIFUL FEDERAL PROSCECUTER AND A LOVE FROM HIS PAST, A CON MAN WITH MORE ALIASES THAN HAIRS ON HIS HEAD, AND A MURDER INVESTIGATION THAT COULD RUIN THEM ALL.

Fans of Woods's ex-cop turned lawyer, Stone Barrington, will not be disappointed in this latest entry in the series. This time out, Stone becomes involved with a loud-talking Texan improbably named Billy Bob Barnstormer. It isn't long before Stone regrets ever being introduced to Billy Bob, especially when he leaves a dead body in Stone's guest room. But that is only the beginning of a tale that finds Stone, along with his best friend, Dino Bacchetti, following a twisted trail as they attempt to capture Billy Bob, who, it turns out, is much more dangerous than Stone could ever have imagined. Narrator Roberts slips comfortably into his performance, bringing a nice, down-to-earth quality to his portrayal of Stone. He is equally at home in his characterizations of Stone's recurring circle of friends, giving each a distinct voice and personality. Roberts's slightly over the top, good old boy portrayal of Billy Bob works well, and he nicely shifts his performance as the likable, backwoods-sounding Texan changes and his true sociopathic tendencies rise to the surface.

"Woods always writes a highly readable, superior novel full of action and suspense." The Charleston Post and Courier

Picking up a Stone Barrington novel is like visiting an old friend. Namely, a slick, slightly upper class friend who has almost everything.
Two Dollar Bill introduces a character named Bullit, who is a rich investor from Texas. Stone asks for Bullit to stay at his house, and the next morning, a call girl winds up dead in Stone's guest room.
From there, Stone is hurled into figuring out who Bullit is, and what his scheme is, ending with a little suprise at the end.
All in all, a fast moving, engaging plot as one would suspect no less from a Stuart Woods Stone Barrington novel.

This is a very easy reading mystery that keeps you in suspense and is entertaining 4 stars

Stone Barrington novel - con man - very good