Swimming to Catalina

Swimming to Catalina is the Stone Barrington novel, and it throws Stone into a case that is far more personal than routine detective work. Still reeling from the loss of Arrington Carrington, Stone is pulled to Los Angeles when movie star Vance Calder asks for help finding her after she disappears. What follows is not a simple missing-person search but a fast-moving investigation through Hollywood wealth, social performance, and the kind of danger that hides behind polished surfaces.

Set in and around Los Angeles, the novel has a glossy, high-risk atmosphere, with Stone moving through Bel Air, Malibu, and other privileged corners of the city while trying to make sense of conflicting motives and unreliable people. Readers can expect a slick suspense story rather than a quiet procedural, with a strong personal stake for Stone and a tone shaped by glamour, deception, and escalating pressure. As an early Stone Barrington book, it also helps define the series’ blend of crime, privilege, and momentum.

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