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Hothouse Orchid

By Stuart Woods

By Stuart Woods

By Stuart Woods

By Stuart Woods

By Stuart Woods
Read by Carrington MacDuffie

By Stuart Woods
Read by Carrington MacDuffie

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Part of Holly Barker

Part of Holly Barker

Part of Holly Barker

Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Apr 27, 2010 | ISBN 9780451229519

Ebook $9.99

Sep 22, 2009 | ISBN 9781101144930

Audiobook Download $17.50

Sep 22, 2009 | 457 Minutes

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    About Hothouse Orchid

    Home gets hot for CIA Special Agent Holly Barker in this novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods’s thrilling series.

    After Holly Barker lets an international terrorist slip through her fingers for a second time, the CIA thinks she might want a long vacation. So Holly returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida, where she had been police chief for many years. But a very unpleasant surprise awaits her. Many years earlier, while she was in the army, Holly and another female officer had brought charges against their commander for sexual harassment. Holly had managed to fight him off, but the other woman, a young lieutenant, had not. The officer in question was acquitted of all charges, and has also left the army—for a job as Orchid Beach’s new police chief. Now Holly must decide whether to return to the CIA—or seek her revenge…

    About Hothouse Orchid

    Home gets hot for CIA Special Agent Holly Barker in this novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods’s thrilling series.

    After Holly Barker lets an international terrorist slip through her fingers for a second time, the CIA thinks she might want a long vacation. So Holly returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida, where she had been police chief for many years. But a very unpleasant surprise awaits her. Many years earlier, while she was in the army, Holly and another female officer had brought charges against their commander for sexual harassment. Holly had managed to fight him off, but the other woman, a young lieutenant, had not. The officer in question was acquitted of all charges, and has also left the army—for a job as Orchid Beach’s new police chief. Now Holly must decide whether to return to the CIA—or seek her revenge…

    About Hothouse Orchid

    A brand-new page-turning Holly Barker novel from the perennially entertaining New York Times–bestselling author Stuart Woods.After Special Agent Holly Barker lets international terrorist Teddy Fay slip through her fingers for a second time, the CIA thinks she might want a long vacation, at least until Teddy is captured and the bad publicity has blown over. So Holly returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida, where she had been police chief for many years. But a very unpleasant surprise awaits her. Many years earlier, Holly and another female army officer had brought charges against their commanding officer for sexual harassment, attempted rape, and rape. Holly had managed to fight him off, but the other woman, a young lieutenant, had not. The officer in question was acquitted of all charges, and has also left the army—for a job as Orchid Beach’s new police chief.Will Holly return to the CIA? Or will she challenge her old nemesis for control of the Orchid Beach Police Department?

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    About Stuart Woods

    Stuart Woods was the author of more than ninety novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington series. A native of Georgia and an avid sailor and pilot, he began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs,… More about Stuart Woods

    About Stuart Woods

    Stuart Woods was the author of more than ninety novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington series. A native of Georgia and an avid sailor and pilot, he began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs,… More about Stuart Woods

    About Stuart Woods

    Stuart Woods was the author of more than ninety novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington series. A native of Georgia and an avid sailor and pilot, he began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs,… More about Stuart Woods

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Apr 27, 2010 | 400 Pages | 4-1/4 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780451229519

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Sep 22, 2009 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781101144930

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Sep 22, 2009 | 457 Minutes | ISBN 9781101079591

    Praise

    Praise for Hothouse Orchid

    “Woods glibly lets the reader stay well ahead of the legal posse tracking the killer while still keeping a card or two up his sleeve. Playful dialogue and romantic sexual escapades lighten the atmosphere.”—Publishers Weekly

    More Praise for Stuart Woods

    “Stuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller.”—Chicago Tribune

    “A world-class mystery writer…I try to put Woods’s books down and I can’t.”—Houston Chronicle 

    “Mr. Woods, like his characters, has an appealing way of making things nice and clear.”—The New York Times

    “Woods certainly knows how to keep the pages turning.”—Booklist

    “Since 1981, readers have not been able to get their fill of Stuart Woods’ New York Times bestselling novels of suspense.”—Orlando Sentinel

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