Helpful Score: 9
This is the first in the Stone Barrington series and was published in 1991. I had read the third book in the series, Dirt, after finding it abandoned somewhere while I was traveling. I liked it so much that I requested the entire Stone Barrington series through paperbackswap.com. New York Dead wasn't as good as Dirt in my opinion, but it was still a very good, light read. I like starting a series from the beginning so that I get to know all the recurring characters. If I had read this book before Dirt, I would still have been intrigued to get the whole set. These books are just light enough, as well, to read in-between the heavy duty historical non-fiction that I enjoy so much.
Helpful Score: 5
It took me about 100 pages or so to get into this story and these characters. But after I did it was really a great story. My first Stuart Woods book but definitely not my last. I look forward to the next Stone Barrington book.
Melanie A Wardlow (Mel) -
Helpful Score: 2
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I especialy liked the characters and the plot. The book kept my interest until the end.
Helpful Score: 1
Stone Barrington researches the disappearance of anchorwoman Sasha Nijinsky. Great read-action packed. I loved it.
David and Carole M. (davidmartin52) reviewed New York Dead (Stone Barrington, Bk 1) on + 35 more book reviews
Fortunately, this was written before Stuart Woods started living vicariously through his Stone Barrington character. Unlike the latest Stone Barrington books, where it's become a cliche' that Stone "buys another house/yacht/jet and beds at least two new women", New York Dead actually has a plot and an interesting story to go with it. Even if you've read the latest Stone Barrington stories and not been impressed, I'd take the time to read this one, and if you actually like the latest ones, you'll love this one!
great book!
ANOTHER EASY TO READ BOOK. INTERESTING STORY WITH A TWIST.
Good Stone Barrington story. Always enjoy Woods' books.
Terry-Lee
Terry-Lee
Good book. Interesting twists and turns. I will certainly read the next one.
starts slow but picks up quickly
"Everyone is always telling Stone barrington that he is too good looking to be a cop"
In this book he gets 'retired' due an injury to his knee from the force. Now he goes into his second career as a New York lawyer. I really enjoy the series by author Stuart Woods.
In this book he gets 'retired' due an injury to his knee from the force. Now he goes into his second career as a New York lawyer. I really enjoy the series by author Stuart Woods.
Will buy anything Stuart Woods writes. One of the best authors out there. This book starts the ongoing characters Stone Barrington and his adventures. Awesome. I always tell people about Start Woods.
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of the night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out.
Suddently he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelssly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.
The pressures from the press are exceeded only by those from the NYPD brass and city hall. No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone Finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
A gritty, high-voltage novel, packed with interwoven story lines and suprising twists, NEW YORK DEAD draws you into its stunning tale of intricate suspense and leads to a heart-stopping climax you won't soon forget.
Suddently he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelssly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.
The pressures from the press are exceeded only by those from the NYPD brass and city hall. No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone Finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
A gritty, high-voltage novel, packed with interwoven story lines and suprising twists, NEW YORK DEAD draws you into its stunning tale of intricate suspense and leads to a heart-stopping climax you won't soon forget.
great book, Loved it!
A fast paced murder mystery about a NYC policeman's investigation of the death of a high profile anchorwomen.
#1 in the series, they are all good!
Excellent reading, excellent author.
Great Stone Barrington book
Winston C. (Crabby-doctor) reviewed New York Dead (Stone Barrington, Bk 1) on + 296 more book reviews
Thius is a Stone Barrington novel, and is very good. I have read all of this series.
I look forward to reading the rest of the series, this had me laughing out loud at one particular point.
Love all of his books
another great Stone Barrington book
This was a great book . My first detective book. I was hooked from the very beginning and on edge until the end when the author finally showed who the killer was .
very very good book
great
Good book
From Publishers Weekly: "Woods's latest is a slick thriller set in Manhattan's Upper East Side, the stomping ground of Stone Barrington, a well-bred but unpretentious detective who, in a city of several million people, always ends up in the right place at the right time. Late one evening, as Stone trudges home from Elaine's Restaurant, popular TV newscaster Sasha Nijinsky plummets 12 stories from her terrace and lands on a heap of dirt 20 yards away from him--remarkably, still alive. Stone fails to apprehend the person who flees Sasha's penthouse and, after the ambulance carrying her collides with a fire truck, Sasha herself disappears. Despite the fact that no corpse is in evidence, the baffled NYPD eagerly pins a murder rap on Sasha's distraught lesbian lover. Stone refuses to accept his colleagues' pat solution and even maintains that Sasha might have survived thanks to skydiving training and her billowing, parachute-like robe. Bed-hopping TV newspeople, a sexy blonde judge sporting a red dress beneath her robes, a serial killer targeting cabbies and a creepy med-school dropout turned mortician who idolizes Sasha romp through this calculatedly melodramatic crime story all the way to its grisly B-movie finale." Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal: "The first of the author's novels to feature police detective Stone Barrington, this 1991 thriller finds him in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnessing an accident that turns his life inside out. His investigation leads into some serious weirdness of both the criminal and sexual kind." Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. -
From Library Journal: "The first of the author's novels to feature police detective Stone Barrington, this 1991 thriller finds him in the wrong place at the wrong time and witnessing an accident that turns his life inside out. His investigation leads into some serious weirdness of both the criminal and sexual kind." Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. -
1st book of Stuart Woods I have read. I will read more
Mary P. (riverratreader) - , reviewed New York Dead (Stone Barrington, Bk 1) on + 164 more book reviews
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out. Suddenly he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and must beautiful television anchorwoman. No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
Suspenseful and surprising says the Atlanta Constitution. They were right. I like Stuart Woods and this book just made me want to read more.
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out. he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.
No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
Suddenly
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out. he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.
No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
Suddenly
Lisa E. (LisaMarloweElliott) reviewed New York Dead (Stone Barrington, Bk 1) on + 19 more book reviews
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that thurns his life inside out.
Suddenly he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.
No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
Suddenly he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.
No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.
