Dead in the Water

Who is Stone Barrington from Dead in the Water: A Novel and what is their importance?

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Stone Barrington is an ex-cop who has become a lawyer. Stone is in St. Marks in order to take a chartered yacht on a cruise with his girlfriend, Arrington. In fact, Stone hopes to propose to Arrington on this trip. However, while Stone waits impatiently for Arrington to arrive, he witnesses the arrest of a woman in another yacht docked beside his. Stone, bored without Arrington, goes to the coroner's inquest, and offers to represent Allison. Within hours, Stone finds himself representing Allison against a charge of murder.