Doing Hard Time (2014) is the 27th book in the Stone Barrington series.

A good one.

Stone Barrington is a rich New York lawyer who, over the years, has become increasingly adept at eating at fancy restaurants and spending huge amounts of money on airplanes, cars and houses. Also sleeping with every beautiful woman who comes along.

Best in this novel is the return of arch criminal (or maybe he’s really a good guy) Teddy Fay.

Teddy is on the run from just about everyone, having killed a number of people he felt deserved an early exit from their time on earth.

Stone’s son and his 2 friends are on their way to Hollywood to make a feature film. Teddy saves them in a typically insanely unlikely way.

The book is mostly set in L.A.

A Russian mafia boss from the past starts sending hitmen after Stone and family.

Entertaining, as always. An easy read.