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by Stuart Woods (Author) "I AM TWENTY-FOUR years old, and everyone I love is dead ..." (more)
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Will Lee ran from a life of Southern wealth and privilege to spend a peaceful summer on the coast of Ireland. But there is no peace in this beautiful, troubled land.

Restless and dissatisfied, Will dreams of shipbuilding and sailing on crystal-blue waters. But an explosion of senseless violence is dragging the young American drifter into a lethal game of terror and revenge. For the fires of hatred rage unchecked in this place of lush, rolling hills and deadly secrets. Now Will Lee must run for his life from a bloody past that is not his own-and he will find no sanctuary on the rolling waves of the Irish sea.

Run Before the Wind

A breathtaking novel of suspense and high-adventure by New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods. Will Lee ran from a life of Southern wealth and privilege to spend a peaceful summer on the coast of Ireland. But there is no peace in this beautiful, troubled land.

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Will Lee travels to Ireland, his mother's homeland, and accidentally becomes embroiled in intrigue, passion and murder on an international level. A little known gem for Woods' readers, a novel called "riveting; a powerful, hypnotic tale".--Washington Post. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars 310 pages of YAWNS, Aug 23 2003
By GEORGINA GRECO (México City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Run Before the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)
Woods style kept me reading until the lukewarm end...Now, I regret not only what I paid for this "thing " but also the lost time I invested in this awful book
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4.0 out of 5 stars Will Lee or Willie?, Sep 7 2001
By "pmac124" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Run Before the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm sure I'm in the minority of Woods' fans when I say that I like Will Lee as a character over Stone Barrington, the suave socialite who replaced Lee in later novels. Stone is okay in a movie-star kind of way, but Lee is much more intriguing, and RUN BEFORE THE WIND is where the reader sees Lee as a truly complex character.
That's largely because of the circumstances which Woods had created for Lee. College kid, screwing up in law school, son of a Georgia political bigtimer with his sights on Jimmy Carter, alright let's just say it. Lee comes from a rich and powerful family.
So his decision to shoot off to Europe for a summer to contemplate his college career is the sort of thing a rich kid would do. What happens over there is far from typical.
If you like boats, you might get more out of this story than I did, but in no way is that necessary. It adds an exotic nautical aspect to the suspense, though the suspense does fine on it's own.
Lee is growing up, and that's a big part of the story. Growing up means a lot of things. Taking responsibility where you once ignored it, seeing tasks to their completion, gaining independence, and, this being a Woods novel, some sex of course.
But the casual reader gets what they want. Intrigue, suspicion, and my personal favorite, anticipation. Mark, one of the primary players, is a bit of a mystery until the ultimate end, and I'm still trying to figure out if his resolution was complete.
Maybe that's a good thing. For once Woods slightly strays from convention, the ending not as happy as you might hope it to be and leaving you with a few questions. Questions you hope to be answered in a later novel. Not about Mark, but about Will Lee himself.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Stuart Woods, and Will Lee. Or Willie.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Stuart Woods does a Pat Conroy, Jun 24 2001
By R. L. MILLER (FT LAUDERDALE FL USA) - See all my reviews
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As many other reviewers here correctly point out, this one is not the usual Stuart Woods suspense yarn--it's a coming of age story that is definitely in the Conroy mode. As a Conroy fan, I don't find it so much a letdown as a change of pace that works well. Will Lee (later on in 2001 he's Presidential candidate Will Lee--but that's another story) is a bit of a stick-at-naught kid who according to his father Billy can't even finish model kits. So he decides to do the cliche "year abroad" thing after he gets his bachelors. He thinks of trying the "free man in Paris" number (you know, like that Joni Mitchell song) but he visits his mother's family in Ireland just in time to land in the middle of the 1960s era of the "troubles". One hell of a dilemma for a nice Georgia boy who just wants to find himself. As a real-life member of his generation, I was able to relate to that back then. As another reviewer points out, this is volume 2 of the Lee Family Saga ("Chiefs" before it--"Grass Roots" and "The Run" after), but when you look at all four books, I would have to say this is the opener of a Will Lee Trilogy, with "Chiefs" as a prequel. And it stands as proof that Woods can write about more than suspense. A good thing for a reader like me--Pat Conroy books are few and far between.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not a suspenseful, can't put down this book!
Run Before the Wind was the second book in the Lee series. At this time, Will Lee IV is in law school and not doing well scholarly. Read more
Published on Oct 30 2000 by Tam Sesto

4.0 out of 5 stars Run Before the Wind
"Run Before the Wind" is part suspense novel and part adventure. Will Lee (a character also in "Grass Roots" and "The Run") is in Ireland to help... Read more
Published on Aug 7 2000 by Ricky C. Nelson

5.0 out of 5 stars My New Favorite Stuart Woods Book!
To really appreciate Run Before the Wind, you have to read Mr. Woods Memior, Blue Water Green Skipper first. Read more
Published on Dec 21 1999 by tsh219

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful reading experience. A modern classic!
I've read this one long time ago, and wish someday I could read it again. I couldn't remember it clearly... Read more
Published on Jul 25 1997

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