num_pages: 432
description: Stone Barrington has barely arrived in St. Marks, a lovely Caribbean island nation, for a planned sailing vacation when something very strange happens: a beautiful young woman sails into the harbor, entirely alone on a large yacht.Before long she is under the intense scrutiny of local authorities in the very considerable person of Sir Winston Sutherland, the local Minister of Justice. The problem is, though she arrived alone, she had departed the other side of the Atlantic in the company of her husband, a well-known writer who is no longer in evidence.Evidence is what fascinates Stone, and before many pages have been turned, he is all that stands between the apparently innocent Allison Manning and the patently evil intent of Sir Winston whose motives are unclear. What is clear is that the St. Marks' system of justice bears little resemblance to the American courts to which Stone is accustomed, and any small error could prove fatal to his client.Librarian's note: the first five books in the Stone Barrington series are #1, New York Dead, 1991; #2, Dirt, 1996; #3, Dead in the Water, 1997; #4, Swimming to Catalina, 1998; and #5, Worst Fears Realized, 1999.
language: English
title: Dead in the Water
titlecomplete: Dead in the Water (Stone Barrington, #3)
characters: Bob Cantor, Allison Manning (Dead in the Water), Hilary Kramer, Sir Winston Sutherland, Marla Peters, Thomas Hardy (Dead in the Water), Dino Bacchetti, Reverend John Wills, Sir Leslie Hewitt, Lord Cornwall, Frank Stendahl, Stone Barrington, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, Betty Southard, Colonel Buckler, The Prime Minister (Dead in the Water), Vance Calder, Alma Hodges, Libby Manning, Jim Forrester, Bill Eggers, Harvey Simpson, The Coroner (Dead in the Water), Jake Burrows, The Judge (Dead in the Water), Arrington Carter Calder, Chester Appleton
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Murder Mystery, Legal Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 11203
places: New York City, New York, Connecticut, Canary Islands, Palm Beach, Florida, St. Marks, the Caribbean
series: Stone Barrington
publisher: HarperTorch