Shoot Him if He Runs, by Stuart Woods

Stuart Woods is one of those great writers that somehow you just never hear enough about. Maybe he gets looked down at because he writes a lot, or because he writes detective novels. It doesn't matter, he always delivers a good read.

Usually my problem with his books is that I read them too quickly. Shoot Him if He Runs is the first Stuart Woods book in ages that took me more than a day to read, and this was because of work. The book sat on my desk for months and I just could not find time to sit down and just read.

This book is a crossover of the Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series. Somebody that they had expected to be dead is back, and he must be dealt with before he has a chance to screw with the sitting president's bid for reelection. It is the usual Woods, a very easy read and extremely entertaining. I try to make a point of not trying to overanalyze whatever it is that I am reading, so I can enjoy the plot twists better. In this case, even if I couldn't help myself but to guess a little bit, I still got caught with the plot twists at the end. Pretty damn good book.