Scandalous Behavior

Zusatztext Praise for Scandalous Behavior   “Addictive . . . Pick [ Scandalous Behavior ] up at your peril. You can get hooked.”— Lincoln Journal-Star “Woods offers another wild ride with his hero! bringing readers back into a world of action-packed adventure! murder and mayhem! steamy romance! and a twist you don’t see coming.”— Booklist “Extravagant . . . a series of escalating! sometimes amusing! tit-for-tat maneuvers ensue and eventually turn deadly. . . . Stone remains unflappable.”— Publishers Weekly Praise for the Stone Barrington novels by Stuart Woods   “There’s more than enough action and intrigue to keep the pages turning fast and furious.”— Booklist   “Stone Barrington shows he’s one of the smoothest operators around.” — Publishers Weekly Informationen zum Autor Stuart Woods is the author of more than sixty 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 New Mexico.         1 Stone landed his airplane at Southampton International Airport, in England, and taxied to the FBO, Signature Aviation. As he came to a halt and shut down his engines, an Aston Martin coupe drew up alongside the airplane, closely followed by a sinister-looking black Range Rover with darkened windows, as was Felicity’s due as director of MI6, the British foreign intelligence service. As Stone opened the cabin door and came down the steps, Dame Felicity Devonshire got out of the Aston Martin and flung herself into his arms. After a kiss and a hug, Stone stowed the cabin steps, closed and locked the door, and got his bags out of the forward luggage compartment. A man in a dark suit got out of the Range Rover, took his luggage, and stowed it in the SUV. “What airplane is this?” Felicity asked. “The new one: a Citation CJ3 Plus.” “I love the paint job.” “Thanks, it’s my own. You can always spot me on a ramp by the stars on the tail.” He walked around the car. “And what Aston Martin is this?” “It’s the DBS, brand-new. I recently sold my father’s estate in Kent, so I splurged.” “You certainly did.” Stone got into the passenger seat. “I should check in at the FBO.” “Don’t bother, it’s taken care of. They’ll put it in the hangar straightaway and refuel it whenever you like.” “So what’s the big surprise?” “You’ll have to wait a little while and take a boat ride, before all is revealed.” She drove quickly out of town and onto a motorway for a short distance, which she covered in record time. Soon they were driving through the village of Beaulieu (pronounced “Bewley” in England), then down the eastern side of the Beaulieu River, a tidal estuary that flowed into the Solent, the body of water separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland. Soon she used a remote control to open a wrought-iron gate, hung on old stone pillars, and drove down a driveway lined with ancient trees until a large stone cottage with a slate roof revealed itself. “Come with me,” she said. “My housekeeper will take your bags upstairs and press your dinner suit.” She led him through a handsomely decorated living room and out a rear door, and they walked down a stone path to a dock, where a charming old wooden cabin cruiser was moored. She got the engines started while Stone dealt with the lines, and they proceeded downstream half a mile and tied up at another dock, where a sign read: WINDWARD HALL. They walked up from the floating pontoon and were met by a man in an electric vehicle who took them down a shaded drive. “Stop here, Stan,” Felicity said. “Come on, Stone, we’ll walk.”

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Praise for Scandalous Behavior

"Addictive . . . Pick [ Scandalous Behavior ] up at your peril. You can get hooked."- Lincoln Journal-Star

"Woods offers another wild ride with his hero, bringing readers back into a world of action-packed adventure, murder and mayhem, steamy romance, and a twist you don't see coming."- Booklist

"Extravagant . . . a series of escalating, sometimes amusing, tit-for-tat maneuvers ensue and eventually turn deadly. . . . Stone remains unflappable."- Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Stone Barrington novels by Stuart Woods

"There's more than enough action and intrigue to keep the pages turning fast and furious."- Booklist

"Stone Barrington shows he's one of the smoothest operators around." - Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Woods
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.01.2016, delayed
• EAN: 9780399174681
• ISBN: 978-0-399-17468-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Stone Barrington; Stone Barrington Novels; A Stone Barrington Novel; Stone Barrington; Stone Barrington Novels; A Stone Barrington Novel
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense