KISSER      by Stuart Woods



Review #28
Main Character: Stone Barrington, ex-cop, software creator, attorney and private investigator.

Stone Barrington has never wanted for female company, but it appears that he suddenly has more than usual: #1 aspiring actress, Carrie Cox, who recently moved from Georgia to New York City and is being pursued by her ex-husband who is mad about the enormous divorce settlement she got from him, #2 art gallery assistant Rita Gammage, #3 U.S. attorney Tiffany Baldwin, and #4 mentally unstable Dolce Bianci, to whom he was once, briefly, married.

A wealthy gallery owner, Philip Parsons, wants Stone to find a way to separate his daughter from her disreputable artist boyfriend, Derek. When Stone learns that Derek is not only a swindler but also a drug dealer, he is drawn into an elaborate police sting operation, and into bed with #5 undercover officer, Mitzi Reynolds.

In spite of all the female attentions, Barrington manages to shield Carrie from her ex-husband, protect young heiress, Hilly Parsons, from a con artist/drug dealer, and plot to take down Pansy scammer, Sag Larsen.

Barrington does not sail unscathed through encounters with women or criminals. There are plenty of snarls to provoke laughs and keep the action interesting in a series that excels at playing out male fantasies

There is language you might find objectionable and Barrington’s bedroom antics are a little over the top this time around but, readers looking for a fun, breezy page-turner will not be disappointed, and longtime fans of the series will have their curiosity piqued by Dolce's return.