Deep Water by Brett Battles
Brett Battles has picked up the "Stone Barrington" mantle since the passing of Stuart Woods. In this episode, Stone is on the new yacht of his friend/client Trenton Sydney. He starts feeling dizzy so goes to lie down--then wakes up to find the boat is sinking. He grabs a life jacket and starts swimming to avoid getting pulled down with the boat. At first, it's assumed it was an accident, but then evidence turns up indicating that it might have been intentional. Plus Sydney's heirs are squabbling over the will, of which Stone is executor. At the same time, Stone hears that Dame Felicity, his friend and head of MI6, was killed by a car bomb. But then he hears from her and she needs a place to hide, which turns out to be Stone's house in Massachusetts. Of course the person behind the car bomb hears rumors that she might be alive, so once again, Stone's poor house is under attack. There's a lot going on in this book. But I was happy to see that this version ...