Swimming to Catalina A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods

When Vance Calder's wife was kidnapped he did not want to involve the police and he did not want any publicity. So he called Stone in New York. After Stone arrived in L.A. he was given a part in a movie which effectively took his time and kept him from ivestigating the whereabouts of Arrington Calder. After he finished with the movie he was quickly told all was well and he should return to New York. Since he felt that somthing was most certainly not right he decided to stay until such time as he had proof that Arrington was home. As he learned more about the actors, directors and financial backers in L.A. he realized the seriousness of what was going on. Stone contacted an LAPD officer who contacted someone with the FBI and IRS. They were all interested in the business dealings of key players. When Stone realized someone had been in his hotel room when he wasn't there he decided to move to another hotel. When he was invited to a party but was thrown overboard on the way there he really started to get mad. Of course, in Hollywood people aren't always who they appear to be. That even goes for bankers and restaurant owners.