Dead in the water a novel

Stone Barrington is back. Stuart Woods has created no better known or loved character than the ex-cop, Manhattan attorney and investigator whose work treads the thin line between the respectable practice of law and the dark side of humanity. In "Dead in the water", Stone has hardly arrived in St. Marks, a lovely Caribbean island nation, on a sailing vacation when something very strange happens: a beautiful young woman sails into the harbor, entirely alone on a large yacht. Before long, she is under the intense scrutiny of the local authorities, in the very considerable person of Sir Winston Sutherland, the minister of justice. The problem is, though she arrived alone, she had departed the other side of the Atlantic in the company of her husband, a well-known writer, who is no longer in evidence.

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"Stone Barrington is back. Stuart Woods has created no better known or loved character than the ex-cop, Manhattan attorney and investigator whose work treads the thin line between the respectable practice of law and the dark side of humanity. In "Dead in the water", Stone has hardly arrived in St. Marks, a lovely Caribbean island nation, on a sailing vacation when something very strange happens: a beautiful young woman sails into the harbor, entirely alone on a large yacht. Before long, she is under the intense scrutiny of the local authorities, in the very considerable person of Sir Winston Sutherland, the minister of justice. The problem is, though she arrived alone, she had departed the other side of the Atlantic in the company of her husband, a well-known writer, who is no longer in evidence."@en
"A woman pilots her yacht into St. Mark's island, claiming she had to bury her husband at sea after he had a fatal heart attack, and when the minister of justice moves to convict her of murder, a vacationing New York lawyer comes to her defense. Strong language and descriptions of sex."
"When beautiful Allison Manning arrives in St. Marks without her husband, she falls under the scrutiny of the notorious Minister of Justice Sir Winston Sutherland. Ex-cop attorney Stone Barrington spots Sutherland's strange motives, and must race to sort madness from murder -- before the storm of the century."
"Stone Barrington is back. Stuart Woods has created no better known or loved character than the ex-cop, Manhattan attorney and investigator whose work treads the thin line between the respectable practice of law and the dark side of humanity. In Dead in the Water , Stone has hardly arrived in St. Marks, a lovely Caribbean island nation, on a sailing vacation when something very strange happens: a beautiful young woman sails into the harbor, entirely alone on a large yacht. Before long, she is under the intense scrutiny of the local authorities, in the very considerable person of Sir Winston Sutherland, the minister of justice. The problem is, though she arrived alone, she had departed the other side of the Atlantic in the company of her husband, a well-known writer, who is no longer in evidence. Evidence is what fascinates Stone Barrington, and he is all that stands between the apparently innocent Allison Manning and the patently evil intent of Sir Winston, whose motives are unclear. What is clear is that the St. Marks system of justice bears little resemblance to the American courts to which Stone is accustomed, and that his smallest error could prove fatal to his client. Dead in the Water is a rollercoaster ride, teeming with the plot twists that have made the novels of Stuart Woods New York Times bestsellers and international hits."@en
"Holidaying investigator/lawyer Stone Barrington assists a young woman accused of murder when her wealthy husband disappears from their yacht."@en
"Allison Manning pilots her yacht into St. Mark's island, claiming she had to bury her husband at sea after he had a fatal heart attack. When the minister of justice moves to convict Allison of murder, a vacationing New York lawyer comes to her defense."@en
""Ex-cop attorney Stone Barrington, vacationing on the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Marks, witnesses the arrest of a beautiful young woman as she sails her yacht into the harbor. It seems that her famous writer-husband has disappeared somewhere between here and the other side of the Atlantic, and she is about to be tried for his murder. For some unknown reason, Sir Winston, the island's minister of justice, is in a hurry to get the death sentence for Mrs. Manning. Stone, whose interest in his client is more than merely professional, may be all that stands between her and a hangman's noose."--Publisher's web site."@en
"Stone Barrington arrives in St. Marks on a sailing vacation when a beautiful young woman sails into the harbor alone. The problem is, though she arrived alone, she had departed the other side of the Atlantic in the company of her husband, a well-known writer, who is no longer in evidence."@en
"Savvy New York investigator/lawyer Stone Barrington, while vacationing in the Caribbean paradise of Antigua, becomes embroiled in the trial of a beautiful young woman about to be convicted in the mysterious disappearance of her wealthy husband."@en
"Savvy New York investigator/lawyer Stone Barrington, while vacationing in the Caribbean paradise of Antigua, becomes embroiled in the trial of a beautiful young woman about to be convicted in the mysterious disappearance of her wealthy husband."