“Hooks you fast with a first chapter so chilling it almost clanks cold chains on your spine…. A crackling good story.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

“A great idea for an espionage thriller…. I read the thing in one gulp.”

—Houston Chronicle

“A whale of a story.”

—New York Times

“High-stakes espionage…. A solid winner.”

—United Press International

DIRT

“Blackmail, murder, suspense, love—what else could you want in a book?”

—Cosmopolitan

“This slickly entertaining suspenser displays Woods at the top of his game…. Woods delivers a marvelously sophisticated, thoroughly modern, old-fashioned read.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

DEAD IN THE WATER

“A man lost at sea, a small airplane crash, some impassioned sexual antics, and a tropical island…. One of [his] best…. Woods is a pro and this goes by like a summer breeze, with just enough heat to make you sweat.”

—Detroit News

“Fast-paced, filled with enough humor, sex and clever surprises all the way to the last page to make it thoroughly entertaining amusement.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Trying to make this neat tale last more than one sitting would be like staying up all night nursing a Godiva truffle.”

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

CHOKE

“Woods knows how to keep the narrative pace in overdrive…. An entertaining page-turner.”

—New York Times Book Review

“A real page-turner with surprises along the way.”

—Boston Globe

Books by Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington Novels

New York Dead

Dirt

Dead in the Water

Swimming to Catalina

Worst Fears Realized

L.A. Dead

Cold Paradise

The Short Forever

Dirty Work

Holly Barker

Orchid Beach

Orchid Blues

Blood Orchid

Will Lee

Run Before the Wind

Grass Roots

The Run

Standalone Titles

Chiefs

Deep Lie

Under the Lake

White Cargo

Palindrome

Santa Fe Rules

L.A. Times

Dead Eyes

Heat

Imperfect Strangers

Choke

Nonfiction

Blue Water, Green Skipper

A Romantic’s Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and England

Credits

Cover design and illustration by John Lewis

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