Book Reviews of Reckless Abandon (Holly Barker, Bk 4)

Holly Barker is the police chief of Orchid Beach, Florida. Holly is in pursuit of a fugitive named Trini who has fled to NY. Holly arrives in NY and calls Stone Barrington who she met when he was on a case in Orchid Beach.

Stone and Holly team up along with Dino of NYPD and Lance of the CIA to find Trini. Holly wants to take the fugitive to Florida to stand trial and the FBI wants him in the witness protection program.

A typical Stone Barrington novel. Four Stars

Good Stone Barrington book.

Another great Stone Barrington novel. I really enjoy this character. Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in NYC. But this time he's joined by the tenacious Holly Barker-the lady police chief of Orchid Beach. She has come to NYC hot on the trail of a fugitive from justice....

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Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City. But this time he's joined by the tenacious Holly Barker-the lady police chief of Orchid Beach, Florida. She's come to Manhattan hot on the trail of a fugitive from her jurisdiction. And Stone is, well, glad to see her, right up until the moment when her presence creates a danger to both of them-and to their surprise, she becomes the pursued instead of the pursuer.
...taken from the review in the book

It's double the pleasure and double the fun as Woods brings series character Holly Barker, chief of the Orchid Beach, Fla., police department (of Orchid Blues, etc.), onstage to co-star with PI Stone Barrington (of Dirty Work, etc.) in his latest adventure. Holly's come to New York hot on the trail of Trini Rodriguez, a bad guy she thought she'd stabbed to death in an earlier adventure. He's currently wanted for (among other things) blowing up a dozen people by hiding bombs in the caskets of two of his earlier victims and detonating them at the funeral. But finding him won't be so simple: he's been placed in the FBI Witness Protection Program and is working with the Feds and the CIA to catch an Arab terrorist group trying to employ the Mafia in a money-laundering scheme. Shortly after Holly takes up residence in Stone's guest room, the two of them are hip deep in the dangerous caseâ€"and likewise each other. They go at it so often it's hard to say what's going to kill Stone first: the Mafia, Arab terrorists or the athletic, all-night sex. Cross-pollinating all these characters from various books makes for some heavy-handed background exposition at times, but readers with no previous experience will still enjoy this amusing, full-throttle sex and crime romp. Stone's ex-partner and best pal, Dino Bachetti, head of the detective squad at the 19th precinct, sums up Stone's appeal, and that of the entire series, when he says of his friend: "Wherever you go, people drop dead, and women take off their underwear." That's it in a nutshell.

Stone Barrington and Holly Barker both in this one.

This is a Stone Barrington novel, fast-paced with a good plot and sharp dialogue. Stuart Woods writes wsith authority.

Another great Stuart Woods read!

Woods' stories are always intersting and this book is no exception.

Cop-turned lawyer tracks down a mobster hiding deep within the witness protection program with a little help from a beautiful Florida police chief.

I enjoyed all of this series of books.

Fast read.. could be because I enjoy Stuart Woods.... like the fact that he doesn't use a lot of profanity!

Heads up for those who don't wish a lot of sexual references - this book contains many.

A fast read Stone Barrington,ex-cop/lawyer,story of cops and killers.

Stuart Woods brings Stone Barrington and Holly Barker together in this novel. You gotta read this one!

#10 in the series.

Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington tracks a mobater hinding deep within the witness protection program- with a little help from a beautiful Florida police chief...

It's a Stone Barrington novel. A fun read.

Stone Barrington is once again, right at home in New Youk City. But this time he's joined by the tenacious Holly Barker-the lady police chief of Orchid Beach, Florida. She's come to Manhattan hot on the trail of a fugitive from her jurisdiction.

Stone Barrington and Holly Barker - a great combo!!

Excellent reading excellent author.

If you're a fan of Woods and enjoy his Stone Barrington and Holly Barker characters, this book puts the two of them together and is a great read.
Here is review from the book:
Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington tracks a mobster hiding deep within the witness protection program in this new thriller, with a little help from a beautiful Florida police chief...
Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City. But this time he's joined by the tenacious Holly Barker-the lady police chief of Orchid Beach, Florida. She's come to Manhattan hot on the trail of a fugitive from her jurisdiction. And Stone is, well, glad to see her, right up unitl the moment when her presence creates a great danger to both of them-and to their surprise, she becomes the pursued instead of the pursuer...

Just a good read for leisure time

Fast-paced, exciting, enthralling!

It's a good read if you like Woods

A great read. I was glad to see the character of Holly Barker back in one of the writer's books

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