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Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4)
Reckless Abandon - Stone Barrington, Bk 10 - Holly Baker, Bk 4
Author: Stuart Woods
ISBN-13: 9780451213174
ISBN-10: 0451213173
Publication Date: 9/28/2004
Pages: 356
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 184 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 170 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another great Stone Barrington novel. Great combination of Barrington and Holly Barker... two of his main characters together in one novel... who is protecting the killer... FBI, CIA, Secret Service... this is what they are trying to find out... great read!
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Excellent reading excellent author.
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Just a good read for leisure time
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Fast read.. could be because I enjoy Stuart Woods.... like the fact that he doesn't use a lot of profanity!
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A fast read Stone Barrington,ex-cop/lawyer,story of cops and killers.
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#10 in the series.
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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.
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Another great Stuart Woods read!
Linda avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 770 more book reviews
Cop-turned lawyer tracks down a mobster hiding deep within the witness protection program with a little help from a beautiful Florida police chief.
WildOrchid avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 222 more book reviews
Stone Barrington and Holly Barker - a great combo!!
Eurocat avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 9 more book reviews
It's a Stone Barrington novel. A fun read.
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Woods' stories are always intersting and this book is no exception.
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Stuart Woods brings Stone Barrington and Holly Barker together in this novel. You gotta read this one!
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Stone Barrington and Holly Barker both in this one.
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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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Heads up for those who don't wish a lot of sexual references - this book contains many.
OmahaJohn avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 54 more book reviews
I enjoyed all of this series of books.
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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...
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This is a Stone Barrington novel, fast-paced with a good plot and sharp dialogue. Stuart Woods writes wsith authority.
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STONEWALLED
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
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 24 more book reviews
Stone Barrington returns, this time on the hunt for a killer with the guts to think he can hide out abmong the crowds of NYC. Barrington's partner in this endeavor is Holly Barker, the Orchid Beach, FL police chief.
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 5 more book reviews
A Stone Barrington is always a great read!
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 314 more book reviews
A good author and some may love this one.Holly and Stone work together on this one.
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 223 more book reviews
A Great Stone Baqrrington novel.
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very good read! love Stone Barrington and Holly Barker!!
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This was a fantastic book that brought together all of my favorite characters from other books by the author. Engaging and suspenseful right up to the end!
ttotten avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 50 more book reviews
Good book.
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(Suspense/thriller); From the flyleaf: Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington returns -- this time on the hunt for a killer with the guts to think he can hide out among the crowds of New York City.
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Great read for the beach or plane
sbookings avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 38 more book reviews
Fast-paced, exciting, enthralling!
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This book finds detective Stone Barrington in New York and this time he is helped by Holly Barker. Holly, you remember, was the police chief of Orchid Beach, Florida and Barrington had helped out on her case. Now she is returnng the favor. This book is almost as much fun as Orchid Beach.
kaygeea avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on
This is not Holly Barker, Bk 4. I is in fact a Stone Barrington book, according to Stuartwoods.com.
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 2 more book reviews
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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I haven't actually read this one. Somehow I got two copies so am posting the extra. I'll give it a 3 stars, middle ranking, for now.

From inside cover:
Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington tracks a mobster hiding deep within the witness protection program in this new thriller in the New York Times bestselling series -- with a little help from beautiful Florida police chief Holly Barker. STONEWALLED 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 great danger to both of them -- and to their surprise, she becomes the pursued instead of the pursuer
gigi avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 355 more book reviews
Good Stone Barrington book.
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It's a good read if you like Woods
tioga avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 167 more book reviews
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
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 149 more book reviews
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.
Bernie avatar reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on
Cop-turned-lawyer Stone Barrington tracks a mobster hiding deep inside the witness protection program in this next thriller in the New York Times-bestselling series.
Stone Barrington is, once again, right at home in New York City; but this time he is joined by the tenacious Holly Barker from Orchid Blues, the lady police chief of Orchid Island, Florida. In Reckless Abandon, Holly finally makes it to Manhattan, hot on the trail of an evil fugitive from her jurisdiction. Stone is, well, glad to see her, right up until the moment when her presence creates a great danger to both of them-and to their surprise, she becomes the pursued, not the pursuer.
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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...
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on
good enough
reviewed Reckless Abandon (Stone Barrington, Bk 10) (Holly Baker, Bk 4) on + 988 more book reviews
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..
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great