Swimming To Catalina
''Swimming to Catalina'' is a novel by Stuart Woods, first published in 1998 by HarperCollins. The novel takes place in Los Angeles, after the events in ''Dead in the Water (Woods novel), Dead in the Water''. The novel continues the story of Stone Barrington, a retired detective turned lawyer/private investigator. References External linksStuart Woods website
1998 American novels American thriller novels Novels set in Los Angeles HarperCollins books {{1990s-thriller-novel-stub ...
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Stuart Woods
Stuart Woods (born ''Stuart Chevalier Lee''; January 9, 1938 – July 22, 2022) was an American novelist, known best for his first novel '' Chiefs'' and his series of novels featuring protagonist Stone Barrington. Woods was a Georgia native, entered the advertising business after college graduation and lived in England and Ireland for almost a decade. He became an accomplished and competitive sailor. His interest in this pastime and his need for financing it provided the incentive to write for publication. Woods’ initial literary efforts focused on sailing and expanded to include reviews of numerous British restaurants, inns and hotels. His seminal work ''Chiefs'', inspired by his grandfather, a police chief, was adapted for television. Woods’ prolific Barrington series features the detective-lawyer, aided by a recurring cast of supporting characters, who handles lucrative cases which his law firm otherwise would rather not be associated with. Woods broadened his pastimes ...
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