Choke (35 page)
Authors: Stuart Woods
I
am grateful to Victor Mulcahy for being a good sport about all this and for teaching me everything he knows about tennis. If I got any of the tennis stuff wrong, it’s his fault.
I am also grateful to my editor, HarperCollins vice president and associate publisher Gladys Justin Carr, and her staff for all their hard work, and to my literary agent, Morton Janklow, his principal associate, Anne Sibbald, and all the people at Janklow and Nesbit for their careful attention to my career over the years.
Resounding praise for
New York Times
Bestselling
author
and
“
A
real page turner … [with] surprises along the way.”
Boston Globe
“
W
oods is a world-class mystery writer. And he’s getting better and better…. I try to put Woods’s books down, and I can’t. The pace is terrific without being breathless. His prose style is fluid, his dialogue plentiful and excellent.”
Houston Chronicle
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O
ne of the best around at tense, fast-paced plotting.”
St. Petersburg Times
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E
nthralling suspense.”
Denver Rocky Mountain News
“W
oods has gotten the formula for page turners down to a fine art…. But the author’s true talent lies in spinning a good story.”
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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I
n Woods’s novels, the writing is crisp and the pace is fast.”
Omaha World Herald
“
W
oods is a master of his writing craft:
Choke
is a delightfully well-written, highly readable thriller…. Readers will not be able to put this genre gem down and will probably lend it to several neighbors before returning it. Buy this? Absolutely.”
Library Journal
“
A
top-notch entertainer: He’s a master storyteller who knows how to engineer surprise-studded plots that rivet readers.”
Buffalo News
“
S
tuart Woods keeps the action quick and the entertainment value high … [with] double-crosses, triple-crosses, and a twist.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“
T
he storyteller delivers in
Choke….
If you have read Stuart Woods’s books before, you know what to expect: good plot, well told.”
Knoxville New s-Sentinel
“
S
tuart Woods is nothing if not dependable…. Among the most popular of thriller writers.”
Washington Times
“
O
ne of the best mystery writers in the business.”
USA Today
“
H
e’s so good he cost me several sleepless nights.”
Anne Rivers Siddons
“
W
oods is an engrossing writer.”
Seattle Times
“
[A]
thriller that moves right along and carries the reader with it…. As a creator of a taut narrative that explodes with legitimate surprises, he won’t let you down…. A fast, lively read.”
Publishers Weekly
“
P
retty darned good…. Woods is such a good storyteller, perhaps the best around.”
Syracuse P ost-Standard
“
A
thoroughly absorbing thriller—a suspenseful romp through Key West’s bars, bistros, and bedrooms.”
Key West Citizen
“[
W
oods] always delivers a good story, nail-biting action and a mystery that needs to be unraveled.”
San Antonio Express-News
“
O
ne of the smoothest writers in the pop-literature biz and always a pleasure to read.”
Detroit News
“
W
oods doesn’t disappoint.”
Chicago Tribune
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