Stuart Woods-Below The Belt  



Newly ensconced in his Santa Fe abode with a lovely female companion, Stone Barrington receives a call from an old friend requesting a delicate favor. A situation has arisen that could escalate into an explosive quagmire, and only someone with Stone s stealth and subtlety can contain the damage. At the center of these events is an impressive gentleman whose star is on the rise, and who d like to get Stone in his corner. He s charming and ambitious and has friends in high places; the kind of man who seems to be a sure bet. But in the fickle circles of power, fortunes rise and fall on the turn of a dime, and it may turn out that Stone holds the key not just to one man s fate, but to the fate of the nation