“Lucid Intervals” by Stuart Woods

Book Review #114
A Stone Barrington Mystery

New York City attorney, Stone Barrington is back and juggling an unwanted new client, a hunt for a former British intelligence operative and his unstable ex-wife, Dolce Bianci.

Stone is less than thrilled when "walking catastrophe", Herbie Fisher, the nephew of his friend, Bob Cantor, walks up to him at Elaine's and drops $1 million in his lap in exchange for representation. But Stone has bills to pay, so he helps Herbie with everything from a real-estate deal to a prenuptial agreement.

Soon, however, Stone has more pressing matters on his hands. Felicity Devonshire, a beautiful member of British intelligence, has need of his services. Felicity hires him to find Stanley Whitestone, an ex-agent recently spotted in New York and still wanted by her superiors after 12 years. This is a task he takes on wholeheartedly, until his investigation leads him to believe that Whitestone might not be the nefarious traitor British intelligence claims he is. Barrington walks a tricky ethical line by agreeing to work for Jim Hackett, who owns a large private security firm, and who may in fact be Whitestone.

And…of course…there is also Stone's powerful cop friend, Dino Bacchetti, always ready to do favors or share a Knob Creek bourbon at Elaine's.

Woods has never written a ‘bad’ Stone Barrington novel. Loved it!