Standup Guy (Stone Barrington) Page 23
by Stuart Woods
Joan came into his office. “Do you know who that is?”
“Which one?”
“The woman. She’s Hillary Foote! Very wealthy, very high-society.”
“I guess I don’t read those magazines,” Stone said. “Tell me, was her husband familiar to you?”
“No, not at all.”
“He said we’d met briefly, but I can’t place him.” Stone pointed to the legal boxes. “Bring the first one over to my desk, and let’s start going through them and separating the wheat from the chaff.”
She did so, and Stone began to learn about Hillary Foote Coulter. Later, he would make a point of learning about her husband.
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