Worst Fears Realized

many fans.”
    —Cleveland Plain Dealer
    “Woods…can write smart dialogue and knows how to pace.”
    —Publishers Weekly

    ORCHID BEACH
    “An action-packed puzzler.”
    —Peoplemagazine “Page-Turner of the Week”
    “Smooth and satisfying.”
    —Publishers Weekly
    “Barker—tough and tight-lipped—is fun to watch as she maneuvers among city politicians and wary colleagues, one of whom may be the murderer.”
    —Entertainment Weekly
    “An entertaining suspense story…. Barker is tough when she needs to be, and clever and persistent in following her hunches.”
    —School Library Journal
    SWIMMING TO CATALINA
    “A heck of a plot, intrigue and cover-up between the first and last page.”
    —San Antonio Express News
    “This enjoyable, star-dusted plunge into Hollywood’s dark side agreeably melds ’90s glitz with classic noir.”
    —Peoplemagazine
    “A fast-paced thriller…. A tight storyline that never loses focus while barreling to an exciting finale…. Woods…keeps readers interested.”
    —Rocky Mountain News

    “Outstanding…. After nearly two dozen books, Woods can still surprise readers, not only with clever plots and characters, but also with his knowledge of everything from aeronautics to yachtsmanship.”
    —Booklist
    UNDER THE LAKE
    “Part detective story, part ghost story, part Southern gothic…. It scared the living hell out of me!”
    —Stephen King
    “Keeps you turning page after page.”
    —Washington Post
    “Another gem…. A book to read and get chills from on even the hottest day!”
    —San Diego Union
    “A marvelous book…. One of the best I’ve read in a long, long time.”
    —Andrew Greeley
    “A blockbuster certain to keep you turning the pages long into the night.”
    —Macon Telegraph and News
    “Never a dull moment as the story surges toward its exciting climax.”
    —Publishers Weekly

    DEEP LIE
    “One of the most readable espionage novels sinceThe Hunt for Red October !”
    —Atlanta Journal & Constitution
    “Vibrating with tension and nonstop action.”
    —Publishers Weekly
    “An amazingly original thriller!”
    —Richard Condon, author ofPrizzi’s Honor
    “Terrific.”
    —Pat Conroy
    “Hooks you fast with a first chapter so chilling it almost clanks cold chains on your spine…. A crackling good story.”
    —San Francisco Chronicle
    “A great idea for an espionage thriller…. I read the thing in one gulp.”
    —Houston Chronicle
    “A whale of a story.”
    —New York Times
    “High-stakes espionage…. A solid winner.”
    —United Press International
    DIRT
    “Blackmail, murder, suspense, love—what else could you want in a book?”
    —Cosmopolitan

    “This slickly entertaining suspenser displays Woods at the top of his game…. Woods delivers a marvelously sophisticated, thoroughly modern, old-fashioned read.”
    —Publishers Weekly,starred review
    DEAD IN THE WATER
    “A man lost at sea, a small airplane crash, some impassioned sexual antics, and a tropical island…. One of [his] best…. Woods is a pro and this goes by like a summer breeze, with just enough heat to make you sweat.”
    —Detroit News
    “Fast-paced, filled with enough humor, sex and clever surprises all the way to the last page to make it thoroughly entertaining amusement.”
    —Publishers Weekly
    “Trying to make this neat tale last more than one sitting would be like staying up all night nursing a Godiva truffle.”
    —Kirkus Reviews,starred review
    CHOKE
    “Woods knows how to keep the narrative pace in overdrive…. An entertaining page-turner.”
    —New York Times Book Review
    “A real page-turner with surprises along the way.”
    —Boston Globe

    Books by Stuart Woods
    Stone Barrington Novels
    New York Dead
    Dirt
    Dead in the Water
    Swimming to Catalina
    Worst Fears Realized
    L.A. Dead
    Cold Paradise
    The Short Forever
    Dirty Work
    Holly Barker
    Orchid Beach
    Orchid Blues
    Blood Orchid
    Will Lee
    Run Before the Wind
    Grass Roots
    The Run
    Standalone Titles
    Chiefs
    Deep Lie
    Under the Lake
    White Cargo
    Palindrome
    Santa Fe Rules
    L.A. Times
    Dead Eyes
    Heat
    Imperfect Strangers
    Choke
    Nonfiction
    Blue Water, Green Skipper
    A Romantic’s Guide to the Country Inns of Britain and England

    Credits
    Cover design and illustration by John Lewis

    This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogues are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or