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OUR FAVORITE LEGAL EAGLE RETURNS. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR STUART WOODS CONTINUES WHAT HE STARTED IN SANTA FE RULES: Stuart Woods delivers a compulsively readable novel of crosses and double-crosses, featuring a shrewd criminal lawyer and his shamelessly sexy wife-a true black widow.
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"I have to admit that I just loved this book. I know it's no work of great literary merit, but for a good read for a long plane ride it was perfect. Actually, it reads pretty fast so perhaps a short plane ride would be more appropriate. I always enjoy Stuart Woods' mysteries and his characters."
— Elesa (5 out of 5 stars)
Short Straw Listener Reviews
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" d plot was rather lame with no suspense and annoying twists "
— Mimi, 2/19/2014 -
" Wife steals husband's money and runs to Mexico. Light on depth. "
— Kaley, 2/8/2014 -
" For whatever reason, I cannot stand Woods's Ed Eagle series. Couldn't even bring myself to finish this. "
— May, 2/3/2014 -
" Ed Eagle from Santa Fe is the main character whose wife leaves him and takes his money w/her. Typical Stuart Woods. "
— Vicki, 1/31/2014 -
" An easy read, or in my case, listen. Story seems most defintiely geared to a male audience. Characters are a litttle too one-dimensional for me, and the plot s fairly predictable. That said, it kept my attention throughout, so it wasn't all bad. "
— Richard, 1/28/2014 -
" This is the second Stuart Woods book I've read. I find them entertaining but basically I like a more intricate read "
— Linda, 1/25/2014 -
" I've always liked S. Woods. They are great, fast reads which renews my love of reading once again. "
— Janette, 1/18/2014 -
" I enjoy all of Stuart Wood's books... "
— Beth, 1/17/2014 -
" Great book from an author we really enjoy. "
— Joanne, 1/11/2014 -
" An amazingly addictive read. I could not put this down. Great twists & turns. Stuart Woods is now one of my favorite writers! "
— Thomas, 11/27/2013 -
" i found stuart woods in chester county prison and he writes, fun, quick thrillers. "
— James, 11/12/2013 -
" Audio Book. Another Stuart Woods novel. How can marry someone and then wake up to them leaving you. All of Stuart Woods character relationships seem so shallow. They don't ever seem to know each other very well. "
— Jake, 10/29/2013 -
" Nancy 4 stars; Ron 5 stars "
— Nancy, 10/26/2013 -
" After I finished I wondered why I keep reading. "
— Nancy, 10/21/2013 -
" Guys would also enjoy this book. Some interesting parts for everyone. "
— Lorraine, 8/21/2013 -
" This was such an easy, fun, quick read. "
— Michelle, 5/12/2013 -
" This is my first Ed Eagle mystery. I liked his two private detective characters. The story kept my interest all the way through. Good job Stuart! "
— Diane, 4/2/2013 -
" I read the one after this before this one so I knew how it would turn out but I liked this one much more then the follow up. "
— Jessica, 2/13/2013 -
" Sante Fe lawyer Ed Eagle wakes up on his 50th birthday to find his wife has left him, taken all his money then he learns someone is trying to kill him. He gets most of his money back and has two detectives track his wife to Mexico. Fast, easy read. Good read all the way to the end! "
— Paulette, 2/9/2013 -
" Okay, so I am reading the Ed Eagle books in reverse order, started with Sante Fe Dead. Just finished Short straw. Have Sante Fe Rules on the pile of books. Oh well. "
— Jo, 7/30/2012 -
" A fast paced good quick read. Lots of money and bullets with some sex thrown in. I enjoyed the book. This book is registered at bookcrossing.com. "
— Ralph, 6/21/2012 -
" Great beach reading. Very fast and entertaining. Brain candy... ;-) "
— David, 5/26/2012 -
" Another mystery based in Santa Fe in search for the attorney's wife who acts like a black widow that the attorney had sent a couple of private investigators searching all over Mexico. "
— Pagan, 4/10/2012 -
" Fast and easy read...could not put the book down! "
— Tom, 3/2/2012 -
" loving this book...on the same lines as James Patterson "
— Gail, 10/21/2011 -
" Did not learn a thing. I love that about Stuart Woods. "
— Diane, 7/29/2011 -
" Nancy 4 stars; Ron 5 stars "
— Ron, 5/24/2011 -
" Audio Book. Another Stuart Woods novel. How can marry someone and then wake up to them leaving you. All of Stuart Woods character relationships seem so shallow. They don't ever seem to know each other very well. "
— Jake, 5/6/2011 -
" i found stuart woods in chester county prison and he writes, fun, quick thrillers. "
— James, 3/19/2011 -
" OK book-if you like Santa Fe, NM you will like this book. "
— Mark, 2/16/2011 -
" Sante Fe lawyer Ed Eagle wakes up on his 50th birthday to find his wife has left him, taken all his money then he learns someone is trying to kill him. He gets most of his money back and has two detectives track his wife to Mexico. Fast, easy read. Good read all the way to the end! <br/> "
— Joy, 1/31/2011 -
" easy read, thought ending was dull but found out my next book Sante Fe Dead picks up right where this one ended... "
— Dave, 1/20/2011 -
" Entertaining: lots of twists/turns in this predictable melodrama "
— Bill, 12/6/2010 -
" Typical Stuart Woods, that is fast action and twists and turns. "
— Rob, 9/11/2010 -
" A fun read. Finished the next day "
— Bill, 8/5/2010 -
" I like Stuart Woods when I want a quick read. He always writes entertaining books. He brought back his 6'4" Santa Fe lawyer, Ed Eagle. He's a take-no-prisoners kind of guy and Stuart Woods writes a great suspense story around him. "
— Glenda, 7/13/2010 -
" Weakest of the Ed Eagle series. A bunch of men thinking with other parts then their head, when they know the woman is a convicted felon and a bitch. "
— Deborah, 7/5/2010 -
" loving this book...on the same lines as James Patterson "
— Gail, 6/24/2010 -
" Great book from an author we really enjoy. "
— Joanne, 4/7/2010
About Stuart Woods
Stuart Woods (1938-2022) wrote more than ninety novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington series. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award.
About Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area’s theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.