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Orchid Beach

By: Stuart Woods
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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New York Times best-selling author Stuart Woods delivers a riveting thriller that introduces an exciting addition to the pantheon of fictional sleuths.

Forced into early retirement at 37, smart, attractive, and fiercely independent Major Holly Barker trades in her bars as a military cop for the badge of deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach, Florida. But below the sunny surface of this sleepy, well-to-do island town lies an evil that escalates into the cold-blooded murder of one of Holly's new colleagues.

An outsider, Holly has little to go on for answers and no one to help her - except Daisy, a Doberman of exceptional intelligence and loyalty that becomes her companion and protector. The closer Holly gets to the truth, the more she knows that it'll take one smart dog with guts to sniff out this killer - before he can catch her first.

©2009 Stuart Woods (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Exciting Island

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Happy to see that it was about the plot of the story besides details of the sex

I read read Stone Barrington/Holly Barker Reckless Abandon out of order and I was really disgusted by that book for its details of their sex acts. Which Stuart Woods seems to like to do that with Stone Barrington‘s books. So glad he didn’t do it with this one. Storyline was good I enjoyed the book and it was so refreshing for him just to reference to them going to have sex besides having to go all out details and every time they did it had to be wild monkey sex.

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Phenomenal book, glad I can speed up the audio

This book was phenomenal, it was expertly written and keeps you engaged. The narrator speaks so slowly though, I was happy to have the option to speed up the audio to a more comfortable speed for me personally. Otherwise it would have been hard to follow since it would have lulled me to sleep. I think maybe some people like that, but other than that, the narrator was ok

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The bust of Palmetto

I certainly enjoyed this story. I couldn’t get enough. I love Stuart Woods books but have it narrated is great.

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Great Read

The first in the Holly Barker series. A must read for Stuart Woods fans.

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Great mystery

I enjoyed all the twist and turn and loved the ending! Looking forward to more books.

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An engaging suspenseful tale.

I liked the storyline. I also liked how engaged the narrator(s) kept me without creating a fast paced vibe. Allowing the story to unfold smoothly. Job well done.

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Great Job!

One of Wood's best...I will definitely read all Holly and Daisy focused stories going forward...

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Narrator

Her voice put me off a bit but otherwise good story. Surprise ending kept you guessing

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Fun, fast and a good read!!

Fast moving after a slow start. Interesting characters, narration good except the "voice" given the heroine by the narrator was annoying.

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Great Story Line & Narration

Very enjoyable book. Story line is very well written, as one would expect from such a great author as Stuart Woods. Characters are well developed and relevant to story. Mystery is one that keeps you guessing with surprising twists all the way through. Romance is just enough to keep it real, but not R rated. Narration is well done. And of course any book that includes an accurate representation of a Doberman has to be awesome - especially when she is one of the main characters. So nice to see the breed properly portrayed as the intelligent, loyal and loving dogs they are. Daisy loves everyone unless she is told to work, which is very accurate for the breed. Overall great book and highly recommended

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