In each successive novel since degree of guilt, richard north patterson has experimented with flashbacks and past tragedies to drive the present suspense of his legal thrillers. Silent witness audiobook by richard north patterson. His novels have been translated into thirty languag. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the sec liaison to the watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several washington.
Richard north patterson studied fiction writing with jesse hill ford at the university of alabama at birmingham. The mysterious, violent death of a prominent new england patriarch exposes a nest of dark family secrets in bestselling author richard north patterson s twentieth compelling novel. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for richard north patterson but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. Silent witness by richard north patterson book advance. Richard north patterson graduated in 1968 from ohio wesleyan university and has been awarded their distinguished achievement citation. Its prequel, loss of innocence 20, is a comingofage novel set in the tumultuous year of 1968. The friend is a teacher accused of murdering one of his students, and the case reopens the heartache from tony s own high school days, when he was a. Patterson graduated in 1968 from ohio wesleyan university and has been awarded that schools distinguished achievement citation and his national fraternitys alumni achievement award. Tony lord is a defense attorney who goes back to his home town in order to defend an old friend from childhood. Silent witness tony lord book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant. The film starred dermot mulroney as tony lord, michael cudlitz as sam robb and anne heche as kate robb.
Each time i do, i remember how much i like his stories and put another of his books into my wish list. He graduated from ohio wesleyan university in 1968. Richard north patterson complete series list fictiondb. Twentyeight years later, tony is a successful california criminal lawyer with a beautiful celebrity wife. His driving ambition is precisely what attracts alison taylor, the daughter of the towns leading family, and it is what sets tony apart from his two closest friends. I have never read a richard north patterson novel before. Until recently a trial lawyer, patterson lives with his wife. Silent witness by richard north patterson overdrive. I listen to richard north patterson every few months. Silent witness by richard north patterson book advance reading copy see all titles by richard north patterson after the murder of his high school sweetheart left him shattered, tony lord vowed never to return to his ohio hometown of lake city.
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Richard north patterson books into movies in the mid1990s, nbc took eyes of a child and degree of guilt, two of richards novels, and blended them into a single miniseries. Silent witness is, perhaps, his greatest achievement with the technique as his hero, tony lord, is haunted by the 27yearold murder of his high school girlfriend, alison taylor. In addition to fiction, he is also a political commentator and has appeared as a guest on good morning america and other programs. Adam blaine arrives on the island of marthas vineyard to attend the funeral of his estranged father, ben blaine, a famous and charismatic writer who has served. Private screening tony lord, book 1 by richard north patterson. Pattersons twentieth novel, fall from grace 2012, a family drama set on marthas vineyard, became his sixteenth new york times bestseller. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. Listen to the complete tony lord abridged book series.
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Patterson explains that hes accomplished what he originally intended. Silent witness by richard north patterson penguin random house. Richard north patterson born february 22, 1947 in berkeley, california is an american fiction writer, attorney and political commentator. Its a footrace of a read, daring you to put it down. See all books authored by richard north patterson, including fall from grace, and loss of innocence, and more on. Not long after that, tnt turned silent witness, another richard north patterson novel, into a feature film. Their newest book is fever swamp and was released on january, 10th 2017. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Now, twentyeight years later, hes pulled back to lake city to defend his closest high school friend against a charge of homicide. Formerly a trial lawyer, patterson served as the us security and exchange commissions liaison to.
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