Two Dollar Bill

by Stuart Woods

Book Overview

Stone Barrington is caught between a clever con man-who's just become his client-and a beautiful prosecutor in this stylish thriller in the bestselling series. Two-Dollar Billdelivers all the storytelling twists and whip-smart banter readers have come to love in Stuart Woods's thrillers. In this latest, Stone Barrington, the suave Manhattan cop-turned-lawyer, is back on his home turf facing down a brilliant Southern flimflam man. The fun-and action-begins...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399152512
• ISBN13: 9780399152511
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.8" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Hard to say it's very good condition when...

UPDATE: Forget the refund and send the product as pictured and described and listed. Seriously disappointed when a hard cover is listed as "very good" and it has no dust cover as seen in the ad. It has a previous owners personal address tag inside the cover front. The top front and back corners are crimped in. Top of the binding is crimped in. Numerous pages were folded over. Stain on the top of the pages. Haven't had the interest in reading it as its a cake with no frosting and a week old.

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I'm very happy with the book and the service I received with this company. Thank you very much for you're excellent service.

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"Two-Dollar Bill" is the eleventh Stone Barrington novel. For me the Barrington novels are not up to par with Woods' earlier works such as "Chiefs", "Palindrome", and "Heat". However, the Barrington novels can be very entertaining. I think that "Two-Dollar Bill" is the best Stone Barrington novel in a long time. Bill Eggers of Woodman & Weld brings Stone a new client, a very rich Texan named Billy Bob Barnstormer who flashes around wads of rare $2 bills. Stone asks Billy Bob to stay in his house in Turtle Bay. After Billy Bob leaves on a trip to Omaha, Stone finds a dead hooker in his guest bedroom. Since Stone was the only other person in the house, he becomes a suspect in the murder. Stone is cleared when the maid reveals that the hooker was covered with an electric blanket. Stone's research on the Internet reveals that Billy Bob is not whom he claims he is, but is a ruthless con man who now wants to get rid of Stone Barrington. Old friends, Dino Bachetti and Lance Cabot, are in this novel. The book also marks the long awaited return of Arrington Carter Calder, Stone's one true love in life. She comes to New York to look for an apartment where she and her son, Peter, can stay some of the time. Stone always gets the girl. Before Arrington arrives he has a fling with Tiffany Baldwin, a US Attorney who is also interested in "Billy Bob". This novel was very suspenseful, and unlike some of the more recent Barrington novels, I could not put it down. If you are a fan of the Stone Barrington novels, this one is a must. I highly recommend it.

read in one sitting

let me first say i am a fan of stuart woods. this is a great summer read. i read it,unintentionally, in one sitting. i started it in the morning and couldn't stop. i cancelled my plans and just devoured it!!! what more can i say!

Thank you Mr. Woods!

To Stuart Woods, author of TWO-DOLLAR BILL, I have this to say: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thanks for yet another riveting read starring a familiar and favorite character, Stone Barrington. I have a high level of expectation for these books, and once again you've managed to meet and exceed that expectation in spades. Stone Barrington is a lawyer with an attitude. While other lawyers may be bogged down with their revised tax codes, durable powers of attorney and corporate restructuring, good old Stone never takes a case that leaves us less than enthralled, even when he has no idea that that's what he's doing. If I worked for Stone, I can only say my days as a legal secretary would have been infinitely more enjoyable if perhaps also more dangerous. This time Stone finds himself with a larger-than-life client, Billy Bob Barnstormer, a Texan with more money than sense and a propensity for tipping with stolen two-dollar bills. While Billy Bob might not have been Stone's first choice for a client, being cash-poor provides Stone with the motivation to accept this questionable but highly recommended client who immediately secures Stone's services with a $50,000 retainer. As usual, Stone is called upon to go above and beyond the call of duty. Within hours of meeting his new client, bullets are flying and Stone finds himself once again in danger. Grudgingly Stone puts Billy Bob up for the night and wakes up to a real Texas-style breakfast of steak and eggs and a gutful of indigestion caused by the food and other things. While Stone's houseguest does his best to be considerate, even going so far as to show his appreciation with a gift of black alligator luggage worth something in the area of $50,000, even a good guest becomes a pain when he leaves a dead hooker in the guest bedroom. Barrington fans will be delighted to see all the old regulars present in TWO-DOLLAR BILL, giving it the familiar feel of a family reunion. We get the chance to catch up with old pals such as Bill Eggers, managing partner of the esteemed Woodman & Weld; Dino Bacchetti, Lieutenant with the New York City Police Department; Elaine, proprietor of Stone's favorite restaurant; Lance Cabot, member of the CIA; and last, but certainly not least, Arrington Calder, old flame and recurring love interest. A new face in the mix is the newly appointed Tiffany Baldwin, U.S. Attorney for New York. As can be anticipated with any new female in Stone's orbit, it doesn't take long for Tiff and Stone to become as close as two people can. Having that particular closeness videotaped and broadcast on the Internet, however, was a little snafu no one anticipated. TWO-DOLLAR BILL is filled with all the requisite twists and turns that any avid reader has come to expect in a Stuart Woods novel. Woods has once again proven his mastery of suspense and the written word with his 28th book. For those not acquainted with Stone Barrington, it's time to make his introduction. To old fans, you won't be