num_pages: 416
description: "An entertaining suspense story. . . . Barker is tough when she needs to be, and clever and persistent in following her hunches." -- School Library Journal#1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods delivers a riveting thriller that introduces his first female protagonist, Deputy Chief of Police Holly Barker.Forced into early retirement at thirty-seven, smart 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.
language: English
title: Orchid Beach
titlecomplete: Orchid Beach (Holly Barker, #1)
characters: Daisy (Orchid Beach), Mrs. Eleanor Warner, Sammy and Tanya, Detective Sergeant Bob Hurst, James Bruno, John Westover, Abraham Lincoln (L is for Lawless), Chet Marley, Walter Hagen (Orchid Beach), Captain Noble, Jackson Oxenhandler, Jane Grey (Orchid Beach), Dr. Fred Harper, Harvey Penick (Orchid Beach), Lieutenant Hurd Wallace, Judge Sandra Wheeler, Jack Craig, Marty Skene, Sara Rodriguez, Ben Hogan (Orchid Beach), J. Edgar Hoover (Worst Fears Realized), Charlie Peterson, Rita Morales / Rita Garcia, Ted Turner (Orchid Beach), Hank Doherty, Harry Crisp, Doris (Orchid Beach), Fidel Castro (L is for Lawless), The aerial mapping guy, Max Shulman (Orchid Beach), Johnny Malone, Mr. Diego Ramirez, Manuel Noriega (Orchid Beach), Gene Sarazen (Orchid Beach), Carla (Orchid Beach), Mary White, Patrolman Jimmy Weathers, Evelyn Martin, Hamilton Barker, The brigadier-general (Orchid Beach), Dr. Green (Orchid Beach), Bobby Jones (Orchid Beach), Everett Schwartz, Elwood Mosely, Ted Michaels, Holly Barker, Harrison Ford (Orchid Beach)
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Action, Fiction, Detective, Murder Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 12348
places: Orchid Beach, Florida
series: Holly Barker
publisher: HarperTorch