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Dark Harbor (Stone Barrington Novels) [Unabridged]
Stone Barrington investigates the secrets of a CIA officer's suicide in this next thriller in the bestselling series.
Unabridged CDs - 7 CDs, 8 hours
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio/Books on Tape
Price: $7.46
 Dark Harbor (Stone Barrington Novels) [Unabridged]
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| User Reviews |  | Was the editor asleep? SPOILERS
rating: 1
Outstanding in its way: a festival of plot holes, unexplained digressions, inexplicable rushing this way and that. A tiny selection:
1. Most incredibly dumb lapse of memory
Say you flew to Maine to find a missing person, bringing her dog, a trained search dog, with you. Wouldn't you put that dog on her trail immediately on arriving at the house where she was last seen? Not the dopes in this book: though at least four of them know the dog is a trained tracker, at least a day passes before someone cries, "Hey! We could use the dog to track her missing owner!"
2. Least used high-tech information
Say you got access to special imagery from the CIA that would help you find this missing person. As soon as the information came in, wouldn't you hunker down over it? It is plain to the reader that, given the size and population of the island that someone familiar with the area could find the missing person in under 30 minutes. Instead, the characters drift off to pursue other, unsubstantiated leads. When someone else finally looks at the image, they notice something else rather than the nearby anomaly that indicates the missing person. They do notice this after the missing person is safe.
3. Would you renew this pilot's license?
In a hurry, he not only skips the preflight check, he knowingly overloads his plane. (Aside: with 6 people in a 6-passenger plane, with no luggage, and partially full fuel tanks, it is hard to know why the plane can't handle this load, but we'll take the pilot's word that this plane will barely able to make it into the air.) Wouldn't you say, "You and you- STAY HERE!" No, he labors into the air, almost hitting a house and sailboat masts.
To stop the bad guys from escaping, he lands on a runway directly towards their plane which is taking off, stopping 3 feet from their propeller. Remember, he has 5 passengers with him, none of whom has any need to be there.
4. Worst parody of the dumb local cop
What has Woods been up to on Nantucket? This can only be his revenge against a cop who caught him doing something naughty.
5. Grotesque sex scenes and relationship philosophies
Ouch!! So bad!!!
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Dark Harbor by Stuart Woods
rating: 5
I really enjoyed this book and I am sure anyone who is a Stuart Woods fan will too.
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Poor plot.
rating: 1
The plot is very poor. It is simplistic and the parts do not hold together. I almost tossed the book half way thru. Certianly not worth the price of a new copy.
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better than what previous reviews have said, well read by Tony Roberts
rating: 4
This novel, in the Stone Barrington series, is better than many reviews would lead one to believe. Tony Roberts does a fine job of reading the book and providing a variety of voices to the characters. The story isn't bad. It may not be Mr. Woods's best novel but it keeps a fair amount of suspense, as one wonder's if Holly (one of the characters) is going to be found alive or dead. The Run is also good.
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Can we go below a star?
rating: 1
I too was a Stuart Woods fan. I think I'm done. This book was so awful: no plot, the same boring wine, food, sex, private plane and Elaine's obsessions. Even more appalling than the book are Stuart Woods' comments after the novel is over. Just read them -- you'll never want to purchase another book of his again. He is so condescending and has such an inflated sense of self that it made me sick that I actually have been buying his books. No more, Mr. Woods. You've just lost another reader.
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