Stuart Woods was an acclaimed American author, best known for his series featuring characters like Will Lee, Stone Barrington, Holly Barker, Ed Eagle, and Rick Barron. Woods was born in Georgia in 1938 and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1959. After completing his education, he served in the National Guard and then moved to New York to pursue a career in advertising.
Woods's career as a novelist took off with the success of his Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series, both of which became New York Times bestsellers. In fact, out of his forty-four novels, the last twenty-eight have made it to the New York Times bestseller list. Woods was not only a prolific writer but also an avid private pilot who enjoyed flying his own jet on his book tours.
Woods's writing style is characterized by his ability to create engaging and memorable characters that often appear in each other's series. In addition to his fiction work, Woods has also written a couple of non-fiction books. However, he has not published any standalone novels since 1995.
Despite his success, Woods remained humble and dedicated to his craft. His latest novel, Santa Fe Edge, is set to be published on September 21st. Readers interested in learning more about the author or his tour schedule can visit his website.
Stone Barrington Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
New York Dead
1991
2
Dirt
1996
3
Dead in the Water
1997
4
Swimming to Catalina
1998
5
Worst Fears Realized
1999
6
L.A. Dead
2000
7
Cold Paradise
2001
8
The Short Forever
2002
9
Dirty Work
2003
10
Reckless Abandon
2004
11
Two Dollar Bill
2004
12
Dark Harbor
2006
13
Fresh Disasters
2007
14
Shoot Him If He Runs
2007
15
Hot Mahogany
2008
16
Loitering with Intent
2009
17
Kisser
2009
18
Lucid Intervals
2010
19
Strategic Moves
2010
20
Bel-Air Dead
2011
21
Son of Stone
2011
22
D.C. Dead
2011
23
Unnatural Acts
2012
24
Severe Clear
2012
25
Collateral Damage
2012
26
Unintended Consequences
2013
27
Doing Hard Time
2013
28
Standup Guy
2014
29
Carnal Curiosity
2014
30
Cut and Thrust
2014
31
Paris Match
2014
32
Insatiable Appetites
2015
33
Hot Pursuit
2015
34
Naked Greed
2015
35
Foreign Affairs
2015
36
Scandalous Behavior
2016
37
Family Jewels
2016
38
Dishonorable Intentions
2016
39
Sex, Lies & Serious Money
2016
40
Below the Belt
2017
41
Fast and Loose
2017
42
Indecent Exposure
2017
43
Quick & Dirty
2017
44
Unbound
2018
45
Shoot First
2018
46
Turbulence
2018
47
Desperate Measures
2018
48
A Delicate Touch
2018
49
Wild Card
2019
50
Contraband
2019
51
Stealth
2019
52
Treason
2020
53
Hit List
2020
54
Choppy Water
2020
55
Shakeup
2020
56
Hush-Hush
2020
57
Double Jeopardy
2021
58
Class Act
2021
59
Foul Play
2021
60
Criminal Mischief
2021
61
A Safe House
2022
62
Black Dog
2022
63
Distant Thunder
2022
64
Near Miss
2023
Holly Barker Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Orchid Beach
1998
2
Orchid Blues
2001
3
Blood Orchid
2002
4
Reckless Abandon
2004
5
Iron Orchid
2005
6
Hothouse Orchid
2009
Ed Eagle Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Santa Fe Rules
1992
2
Short Straw
2006
3
Santa Fe Dead
2008
4
Santa Fe Edge
2010
Herbie Fisher Books (with Parnell Hall)
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Barely Legal
2017
Rick Barron Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Prince of Beverly Hills
2004
2
Beverly Hills Dead
2008
Teddy Fay Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Smooth Operator
2016
2
The Money Shot
2018
3
Skin Game
2019
4
Bombshell
2020
5
Jackpot
2021
6
Obsession
2023
Will Lee Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Chiefs
1981
2
Run Before the Wind
1983
3
Deep Lie
1986
4
Grass Roots
1989
5
The Run
1995
6
Capital Crimes
2003
7
Mounting Fears
2008
Standalone Novels
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Under the Lake
1986
2
White Cargo
1988
3
Palindrome
1990
4
L.A. Times
1993
5
Heat
1994
6
Dead Eyes
1994
7
Imperfect Strangers
1995
8
Choke
1995
Non-Fiction Books
#
Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Blue Water, Green Skipper
1977
2
A romantic's guide to the country inns of Britain and Ireland