Richard North Patterson
1) Eclipse
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English
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The spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a nearly impossible case-the defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government's charge of murder Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being divorced by his wife and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives a frantic e-mail from Marissa Brand Okari-a woman he loved years ago-and decides to risk everything to respond...
2) The spire
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English
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Both a razor-sharp thriller and a poignant love story, this twisting tale of psychological suspense is Patterson's most compelling novel in years.
Mark Darrow grew up in a small Ohio town with no real advantages beyond his intelligence and athletic ability. But, thanks to the intervention of Lionel Farr-a professor at Caldwell, the local college, Darrow became an excellent student and, later, a superb trial lawyer. Now Farr asks his still, youthful...
3) Trial
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English
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When Malcolm Hill, a black eighteen-year-old voting rights worker, is arrested for murder, white congressman Chase Brevard of Massachusetts finds his life transformed in a single moment by the appearance of Malcolm's photo on the news, enveloping him, Malcolm, and Malcolm's mother in a media firestorm that threatens their lives.
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English
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#1 New York Times–bestselling author Richard North Patterson delivers a riveting novel of suspense and a powerful family's secrets Peter Carey was born into privilege during the McCarthy era, when the paranoia of Washington infected his parents' house and seeped into Peter's bones. His father was so obsessed with the family publishing business that he never had time for his son. Even as a teenager, Peter barely knew his father-and one dark night,...
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Series
Christopher Paget novels volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
465 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Kerry Kilcannon trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The marriage of President Kerry Kilcannon and TV journalist Lara Costello is marred by a massacre of innocent civilians by gunfire, setting in motion events that reveal the hidden connections among guns, money, and power in Washington.
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Series
Kerry Kilcannon trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2001, c2000
Edition
1st Ballantine Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 32
Physical Desc
591 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court drops dead following the inauguration, President Kerry Kilcannon selects as a replacement Judge Caroline Masters, a woman who hides a secret that could affect her ruling on a controversial case.