Another good read and Stone never seems to get enough sex!!! One of these books may just have him sleep with one girl throughout the whole book! Funny how corrupt so many in charge are. Doesn't just stop at the little people all the way up that ladder. To bad so many had to die at their hands but loved the way Rocco turned on his main squeeze in the end!! ( )

First 3/4 of the book was entertaining. Last 1/4 of the book not entertaining. I skimmed quickly to the end. I have always borrowed Stone Barrington books from the library. I doubt if I would ever pay for a hardcover or paperback. Fantasy book series for men dreaming of a rich lifestyle and sexual encounters with beautiful women. ( )

Synopsis: 'Stone returns to the Washington, D.C., hotel where he’s staying for the inauguration of his longtime paramour, Holly Barker, as president—only to find the body of Patricia Clark, the incoming secretary of commerce’s wife, lying on the floor of his suite. The chief suspect is the victim’s husband, Dan Clark, with whom she was going through a contested divorce. Holly soon dismisses Dan from her cabinet. Stone and his New York City police commissioner pal, Dino Bachetti, help investigate the Clark case and subsequent related murders. An obvious villain doesn’t lessen the tension of the cat-and-mouse game that ensues. Meanwhile, Stone and Holly contrive to meet discreetly for sex as often as possible. Fortunately for Stone, more than one attractive, willing woman is available when Holly isn’t around.'
Review: Lots of gratuitous sex, a bit of a plot, and a brainless read. ( )

Returning from Holly Barker's inauguration afterparties with Dino and Viv Bachetti, Stone finds the dead body of Patricia Clark in his hotel room. She is the incoming secretary of commerce Donald Clark's wife. She is in the midst of a contentious divorce with her husband, a philanderer, including multiparty trysts with the D.C. chief of police, Little Debby. Holly soon dismisses Donald from her cabinet. Almost immediately upon leaving Holly's embraces, Stone hooks up with an actress preparing for a leading lady tryout for his son Peter's movie studio. Dino and Stone help investigate the Clark case and subsequent related murders. Nothing special. ( )

Formulaic Stone Barrington book. In this volume, Holly Barker is inaugurated as president. While attending the inauguration, a woman is murdered in Stone’s hotel suite. Suspicion lands on the husband of the murderer, as well as the head of the DC police department.
As usual, the book has Stone as a sex god, having sex with at least 4 women in this one. Honestly, that is getting so old. ( )