New York Dead

Stuart Woods

1991 • 356 pages

Ratings13

Average rating3.7

It Was Just Luck.
Everyone is always telling Stone Barrington that he's too smart to be a cop, but it's pure luck that places him on the streets in the dead of night, just in time to witness the horrifying incident that turns his life inside out.

Suddenly he is on the front page of every New York newspaper, and his life is hopelessly entwined in the increasingly shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest and most beautiful television anchorwoman.

No matter where he turns, the case is waiting for him, haunting his nights and turning his days into a living hell. Stone finds himself caught in a perilous web of unspeakable crimes, dangerous friends, and sexual depravity that has throughout it one common thread: Sasha.

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Gary

What a page turner! Loved it from start to finish. Loved the location, loved the period, loved the twists and turns and loved Stone! I will definitely be reading more Stone Barrington novels. Highly recommended.

May 11, 2023

Sionna

So, I read this book with my father as I'm trying to get him into reading more and I know he likes this author. Also, I figured I could learn what kinds of books he does like. Unfortunately, I didn't like it.

While I will give some leeway since it was written in the 80s, I feel like I should also make excuses because it was written by a man. Wow, it is so obvious. There is just some weirdly written things and moments that made me groan, roll my eyes, and wish I could put the book down. UGH.

I will say, the mystery was interesting. I honestly wanted to know if Sasha was dead or alive, if she committed suicide or if it was murder. The mystery is what kept me going. What sucks, is that I probably only needed to read the first 10 chapters and the last 5 chapters in order to understand the mystery. The rest is about Stone's life. Which I get, as my dad says “sets up the next 10 books” but I wanted to enjoy this one, not be set up to enjoy the next ten, because dear stars I will not be reading them. I also thought the mystery was too easily figured out...

I couldn't connect to the characters, because I just didn't like them. How are Dino and Stone friends?? Stone is kind of pretentious and is led around by his dick, while honestly no other characters are even worth mentioning.

Also, what the heck is the difference between dead and “New York Dead” besides location??? Just... * sigh *

So done, please give me In Death again.

March 15, 2018