Cut and Thrust
A Stone Barrington Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
Stone Barrington enters a cutthroat game where only the canniest player can come out on top in this exceptional thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.
When Stone travels to Los Angeles for the biggest political...
When Stone travels to Los Angeles for the biggest political...
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Stone Barrington enters a cutthroat game where only the canniest player can come out on top in this exceptional thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods.When Stone travels to Los Angeles for the biggest political convention of the year, he finds the scene quite shaken up: a dazzling newcomer and close friend of Stone s has given the delegates an unexpected choice, crucial alliances are made and broken behind closed doors, and it seems that more than one seat may be up for grabs. And amid the ambitious schemers and hangers-on are a few people who may use the chaotic events as cover for more sinister plans...
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Stone Barrington was about to leave his house for Los Angeles and the Democratic convention when the phone rang. Just put the bags in the car and I ll be right down, Stone said to Fred Flicker, his factotum.
Righto, sir, Fred replied, and started moving cases.
Stone answered the phone on the third ring. Hello?
It s Ann. He had been seeing a lot of Ann Keaton. She was deputy campaign manager for the presidential effort of Katharine Lee.
Hi, I m just leaving the house to pick you up.
Something has come up.
Stone hated those words; he didn t like changes in his plans, especially when they involved a transcontinental flight. What is it?
Kate needs a lift.
Katharine Rule Lee, in addition to being a candidate for president, was also the first lady of the United States, running to succeed her husband, William Jefferson Lee, and she never needed a lift anywhere.
What, to the airport? Has the Secret Service run out of black SUVs?
No, to Los Angeles.
Whatever happened to Air Force One?
It s just fine, thank you, but the Marine helicopter sent to take her to Dulles, where she was to meet Air Force One, is down with a broken wing, or something, and it would be much more convenient for her if she could fly with us. Is there room?
How big a party are we talking about?
Her secretary and two Secret Service agents.
No further entourage?
Just me, and I was going with you anyway.
Hold the phone and I ll call Mike.
Right.
Stone pressed the hold button, chose another line, and called the cell phone of Michael Freeman, chairman and CEO of Strategic Services.
Mike Freeman.
It s Stone. I have a request feel free to say no, but you ll regret it the rest of your life.
In that case, yes.
You have just agreed to fly the first lady of the United
... mehr
States, her secretary, and two Secret Service agents to Los Angeles on your Gulfstream with us.
There was only the briefest of silences. Yes, Mike said again. I can do that.
Thank you, kind sir. See you at the airport.
I m already at the airport.
Am I late?
No, I m meeting with a client who s passing through.
All right, I and my party will be on time. I can t speak for the first lady.
That s the beauty of owning an airplane our ETD is whenever I say it is.
See you there. Stone disengaged and pressed the hold button again. The answer is a resounding yes.
Oh, good, Ann said with a sigh.
Next question, is she ready to leave for Teterboro?
She s sitting in a black SUV at the East Side Heliport and she doesn t have anywhere else to go. She may beat us there.
Tell her to meet us at Jet Aviation. It s the one with the very large white airplane parked just outside the door. I ll let them know she s coming.
Don t do that, she doesn t like any fuss. She ll just want to pee and get on the airplane.
Tell her she can pee on the airplane, it s equipped for that, and she ll save the bother of the Secret Service throwing everybody out of the ladies room at Jet Aviation.
I ll pass that on, Ann said.
I m leaving and I ll be there in ten minutes, he said. Let Dino and V
There was only the briefest of silences. Yes, Mike said again. I can do that.
Thank you, kind sir. See you at the airport.
I m already at the airport.
Am I late?
No, I m meeting with a client who s passing through.
All right, I and my party will be on time. I can t speak for the first lady.
That s the beauty of owning an airplane our ETD is whenever I say it is.
See you there. Stone disengaged and pressed the hold button again. The answer is a resounding yes.
Oh, good, Ann said with a sigh.
Next question, is she ready to leave for Teterboro?
She s sitting in a black SUV at the East Side Heliport and she doesn t have anywhere else to go. She may beat us there.
Tell her to meet us at Jet Aviation. It s the one with the very large white airplane parked just outside the door. I ll let them know she s coming.
Don t do that, she doesn t like any fuss. She ll just want to pee and get on the airplane.
Tell her she can pee on the airplane, it s equipped for that, and she ll save the bother of the Secret Service throwing everybody out of the ladies room at Jet Aviation.
I ll pass that on, Ann said.
I m leaving and I ll be there in ten minutes, he said. Let Dino and V
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Autoren-Porträt von Stuart Woods
Stuart Woods is the author of more than eighty-five novels, including the #1 New York Times-bestselling Stone Barrington series. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award. An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lives in Florida, Maine, and Connecticut.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Stuart Woods
- 2015, 400 Seiten, Maße: 10,7 x 19 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: SIGNET
- ISBN-10: 045147306X
- ISBN-13: 9780451473066
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.03.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for Cut and ThrustGoes down as smoothly as a glass of Knob Creek. Publishers Weekly
Politics and peril mix in the newest Stone Barrington outing...There s more than enough action and intrigue to keep the pages turning fast and furious in this exhilarating outing. Booklist
More Praise for Stuart Woods
Stuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller. Chicago Tribune
A world-class mystery writer...I try to put Woods s books down and I can t. Houston Chronicle
Mr. Woods, like his characters, has an appealing way of making things nice and clear. The New York Times
Woods certainly knows how to keep the pages turning. Booklist
Since 1981, readers have not been able to get their fill of Stuart Woods New York Times bestselling novels of suspense. Orlando Sentinel
Woods s Stone Barrington is a guilty pleasure...he s also an addiction that s harder to kick than heroin. Contra Costa Times (California)
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