by Stuart Woods
Part of Stone Barrington, book 20
First published 2011
Stone Barrington receives an unexpected call from Arrington Calder, a former lover who may be the mother of his son. Recently widowed after her actor husband's death, Arrington now controls a substantial fortune in Hollywood studio stock. She wants to sell her shares and asks Stone to handle what seems like routine legal paperwork. Stone agrees to help and travels to Bel Air to manage the transaction. What appears to be a straightforward business deal quickly becomes anything but routine. Stone discovers that cashing out Arrington's inheritance involves far more danger than either of them anticipated. The twentieth installment in Stuart Woods' series finds Stone navigating the treacherous waters of Hollywood money and power while confronting his complicated history with Arrington.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unexpected-inheritance
Setting: Bel Air
Period: 20th-century
304 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons