For a break from all of the holiday cheer I picked up PALINDROME by an old favorite author Stuart Woods. The 300 pages flew by as he pulls the reader deep into the sands and time of Cumberland Island. Two stories twine and mix as Liz Barwick seeks shelter from an abusive ex-husband on a private island off the GA coast and finds herself drawn into the family who've owned the island for centuries.
A fast paced, each read for the perfect escape from family feasts. It is not the book to take to bed on Christmas Eve because you'll still be up when Santa makes his entrance.
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I found the dialogue laughable when Mr. Woods didn't intend it to be. The climax lasted about two pages. I figured out the "secret" of the twins before I was halfway through the book. There was so much fluff in this book that had nothing to do with the central plot that at the end I felt like I had been snookered into reading 300+ pages for a plot that actually took up maybe 50 pages. It took a willing suspension of disbelief to believe the villian turned into a vicious serial killer simply because his wife left him while he was on steroids. The cops in this book were comical characatures whose detective and interview skills matched that of a 10 year old. Mr. Woods should read a Michael Connelly novel before he tries writing cop scenes again. Woods is hit or miss and this was one of Woods' worst books. Stick with Chiefs and White Cargo. I read this book based on the reviews posted here and I was really, really disappointed.

An all-too-common story of an abused wife, married to a football star. After her divorce, Liz escaped to Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia. She gets tangled up with an eccentric old man who owns the island and his family who are strange in a provocative way. As the plot thickens, her abusive ex-husband finds her, but the story takes a twisted turn with her new founded family.
Marty Wurtz
Author of Deceptions and Betrayals

I can't imagine anyone giving this book 5 stars, or even 4 for that matter. The plots were unbelievable. The characters were unbelievable. The writing was mediocre at best. I found the book to be a waste of time. I did finish it, thinking it would get better, but it never did. No one gets away with murder so easily, and it insulted my intelligence. No one runs around in a Tarzan suit either. Give me a break. Read Chief's instead by Stuart Woods.

Although I love Stuart Wood's Stone Barrington novels, I must admit that once in awhile I like to read his other books that are based on different characters. This book was one of the fastest, most thrilling books I have read in a long time.

It focuses on Liz who is nearly beaten and raped to death by her husband who happens to be a famous football player who is drugged out on steroid and drugs. This books gives a creepy description of what steroids can do to an average person. Anyways, Liz escapes to Cumberland Island in order to get away from her vengeful ex-husband. On this island she gets involved with the Drummond family who have a few skeletons in their closet. As if that is not enough, Liz's husband is on the rampage looking for her to kill her. Will he find her? What is the secret between the Drummond twins, Hamish and Keir? Read this book and you will find out.