Paris Match
Paris Match
Number XXXI of
Stone Barrington
Stuart Woods
Putnam Adult (2014)
Rating: ★★★★☆
Tags: Suspense
Suspensettt
Stone Barrington is back and better than ever in the astonishing new thriller from
New York Times
bestseller Stuart Woods.
Stone Barrington has returned to Paris to attend to some business concerns, and finds himself embroiled in high-stakes trouble on both sides of the pond. An old enemy is still in hot pursuit, and this time he might have a powerful local resource on his side: a gentleman with his own ax to grind against Stone. And back in the United States, the swirling rumor mill threatens to derail a project of vital importance not just to Stone but to the nation. Though Stone is no stranger to peril, never before has he faced threats from so many directions at once. . . .
Review
Praise for Stuart Woods
“Woods still owns an imagination that simply won’t quit. . . . thrilling action, fast cars, secrets galore, and a last-minute conclusion that keeps his slew of faithful readers very happy.” —
Suspense Magazine
“High-octane . . . Woods’s blend of exciting action, sophisticated gadgetry, and last-minute heroics doesn’t disappoint.” —
Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Stuart Woods
is the author of more than fifty-five novels, including the
New York Times
–bestselling Stone Barrington and Holly Barker 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 New York City, Florida, and Maine.
BOOKS BY STUART WOODS
FICTION
Cut and Thrust
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Carnal Curiosity
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Standup Guy
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Doing Hard Time
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Unintended Consequences
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Collateral Damage
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Severe Clear
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Unnatural Acts
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DC Dead
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Son of Stone
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Bel-Air Dead
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Strategic Moves
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Santa Fe Edge
§
Lucid Intervals
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Kisser
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Hothouse Orchid*
Loitering with Intent
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Mounting Fears
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Hot Mahogany
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Santa Fe Dead
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Beverly Hills Dead
Shoot Him If He Runs
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Fresh Disasters
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Short Straw
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Dark Harbor
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Iron Orchid*
Two-Dollar Bill
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The Prince of Beverly Hills
Reckless Abandon
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Capital Crimes
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Dirty Work
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Blood Orchid*
The Short Forever
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Orchid Blues*
Cold Paradise
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L.A. Dead
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The Run
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Worst Fears Realized
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Orchid Beach*
Swimming to Catalina
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Dead in the Water
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Dirt
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Choke
Imperfect Strangers
Heat
Dead Eyes
L.A. Times
Santa Fe Rules
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New York Dead
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Palindrome
Grass Roots
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White Cargo
Deep Lie
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Under the Lake
Run Before the Wind
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Chiefs
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TRAVEL
A Romantic’s Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and Ireland (1979)
MEMOIR
Blue Water, Green Skipper
A Holly Barker Novel*
A Stone Barrington Novel
†
A Will Lee Novel
‡
An Ed Eagle Novel
§
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Woods, Stuart.
Paris match / Stuart Woods.
p. cm.—(Stone Barrington; 31)
ISBN 978-0-698-15411-7
1. Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Private investigators—Fiction. 3. Paris (France)—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3573.O642P37 2014 2014018596
813’.54—dc23
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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