Description: The spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on the defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government's charge of murder
Brief description: Richard North Patterson is the author of In The Name Of Honor, Eclipse, The Spire, Exile, The Race, Degree Of Guilt, Eyes Of A Child, Silent Witness, and many other bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor, the assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio, and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. In 1993, he retired from his law practice to devote himself to writing. His first novel, The Lasko Tangent, was the winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1980. He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and is a recipient of their President's Award for Distinguished Alumni. He lives in Martha's Vineyard, San Francisco, and Cabo San Lucas with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.
Review Quotes:
"Nearly flawless--by the time you realize how well Patterson is writing, you are already caught up in this novel."
--San Francisco Chronicle
--Providence Sunday Journal "The novel succeeds on many levels."
--Bookmarks Magazine