num_pages: 416
description: Each new Stone Barrington novel has brought Stuart Woods more and more fans eager to follow the adventures of the always surprising attorney and investigator. The most recent thrillers in the series have been New York Times bestsellers, from last year's Worst Fears Realized to Swimming to Catalina , Dead in the Water , and Dirt .In L. A. Dead , Stone finds himself caught between two alluring women-one who has been left at the altar and another who is suspected of murder. Stone is in the midst of plans to marry Dolce, the daughter of a New York mafioso, when he is suddenly called to the side of Arrington Calder, a woman he has loved and lost, but never forgotten. To her horror, Arrington believes she is about to be indicted for the murder of her husband, one of America's most beloved film stars. With both enemies and friends among the Hollywood A-list swarming around her, Stone is the only person she can trust to gather her defense. But how much does Arrington actually remember about the night of the murder? And can Stone really trust her? The evidence against her mounts, the trial date looms, and Stone's feelings for her return. But even he doesn't know what danger the truth will bring."Stuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller."- Chicago Tribune
language: English
title: L.A. Dead
titlecomplete: L.A. Dead (Stone Barrington, #6)
characters: Matilda Stone, Dolce Bianchi, Sam Durkee and Ted Bryant, Lou Regenstein, Dino Bacchetti, Richard Grant, Joan Robertson, Geraldo the gardener, Dolce's first husband, Douglas Hayward (Cold Paradise), The Mayor of Venice, Manolo (L.A. Dead), Mary Ann Bacchetti, Felipe Cordova, Marc Blumberg, Hillary Carter, Mrs. Stone Barrington, Dr. Lansing Drake, Peter Calder, Dan Reeves, Bill Marshall and Helen Chiu, Beverly Walters, Harold Beame, Don Corleone (Worst Fears Realized), J.M.W. Turner (L.A. Dead), Stone Barrington, Dr. James Judson, Elaine Kaufman (Dirt), Herbert, Hilda, Magda, Jake and Mrs. Jake, Betty Southard, Cardinal Bellini, Vance Calder, O.J. (The Lincoln Lawyer), Robert Young (L.A. Dead), Charlene Joiner, Albert Schweitzer (Old Black Magic), Venessa Pike, Perry Mason (L.A. Dead), Louise Bremen, Eduardo Bianchi, Arrington Carter Calder, Brandy Garcia
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Adult, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Murder Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 10607
places: Venice, Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Tijuana
series: Stone Barrington
publisher: NAL Trade