April 1998

Woods, Stuart. New York Dead (1991)   HarperPaperbacks, 325 pages, $5.99 paperback   ISBN 0-06-109080-8 Having read two other Stone Barrington novels (Dirt and Dead in the Water) previously, I decided to go back and be properly introduced to this character whom Stuart Woods can’t seem to let go. In New York Dead Stone Barrington […]

Westlake, Donald E. Smoke (1995)   Mysterious Press, 454 pages, $21.95  hardcover   ISBN 0-89296-543-7 Freddie Noon is a twice-convicted thief in New York City.  So when he’s caught by Dr. David Loomis and Dr. Peter Heimhocker stealing electronic equipment from their research facility, he decides that becoming their experimental subject is better than the