Beautifully read, this is a fantastic audiobook, but the sound quality is very poor, even at the highest byte level. I listen to richard north patterson every few months. Silent witness by richard north patterson overdrive. Almost thirty years have passed since tony lord left lake city. Patterson graduated in 1968 from ohio wesleyan university and has been awarded that schools distinguished achievement citation and his national fraternitys alumni achievement award. With dermot mulroney, michael cudlitz, anne heche, anthony ruivivar. Twentyeight years later, tony is a successful san francisco attorney. With silent witness, patterson easily surpasses even the lofty expectations i developed based on the stories i had read earlier and joins elizabeth george and dorothy sayers as. 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. Silent witness ebook written by richard north patterson. Richard north patterson in berkeley, california is an american fiction writer and political commentator.
After the murder of his high school sweetheart left him shattered, tony lord vowed never to return to his ohio hometown of lake city. Tony lord and sam robb, both in their teens, are best friends and athletic rivals. Buy silent witness by richard north patterson online at alibris. I routinely pass on my scott turows and john grishams, but pattersons last three books are lined up neatly on a shelf where his latest, the enthralling silent witness, will soon join them. Silent witness begins in 1967, in a small midwestern town. Richard north patterson is a new york timesbestselling author of more than twenty novels. In silent witness, dermot mulroney zodiak, copycat plays prominent defense attorney tony lord, who returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, played by michael cudlitz tnts southland. Click to read more about silent witness by richard north patterson. Each time i do, i remember how much i like his stories and put another of his books into my wish list. A generation ago, anthony lord and sam robb thought the defining moment of their highschool careers would be when one of them was named athlete of the year. Silent witness is that rare suspense novel which is far more the kind of story we have come to expect from richard north patterson. Silent witness by richard north patterson 1997, paperback. Until recently a trial lawyer, patterson lives with his wife, laurie, and their family in san francisco and on.
Powerful in its portrayal of the complexities of male friendship, of the darkest recesses of love, and of the many ways in which the past stakes its claim upon the present, silent witness is that rare suspense novel which is far more the kind of story we have come to expect from richard north patterson. Richard north patterson studied fiction writing with jesse hill ford at the university of alabama at birmingham. Richard north patterson is the author of eyes of a child, the spire, degree of guilt, eclipse, the race, exile, and more than a dozen other bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Silent witness by richard north patterson librarything. The friend is a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. Download ebook eden in winter by richard north patterson.
Silent witness audiobook by richard north patterson. Formerly a trial lawyer, patterson served as the us security and more about richard north patterson. After the murder of his high school sweetheart left him shattered, tony lord vowed never to return to his ohio hometown. There are some sluggish parts, and the way that patterson utilizes the flashback style of writing could be a little confusing in parts.
Hes living the good lifeuntil longburied memories come c. He has written eight novels, including the international bestsellers degree of guilt and eyes of a child. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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. This is the fourth book ive read by richard north patterson, following degree of guilt, eyes of a child and final judgment, all of which were very well written. Richard north patterson overdrive rakuten overdrive. Silent witness by richard north patterson book advance. Silent witness tony lord book 2 and millions of other books are available. The final judgment is being developed as a miniseries by nbc.
A number of his books tackle controversial issues such as lateterm abortion and capital punishment. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Read silent witness by richard north patterson available from rakuten kobo. Silent witness by richard north patterson penguin books australia. Sam has never left home, and tony has never returned since the trauma that changed his life. Silent witness by richard north patterson fictiondb. Richard north patterson is the new york times bestselling author of more than 20 novels, a former chairman of common cause, and a member of the council on foreign relations.
Silent witness ebook by richard north patterson 9781429991834. Richard north patterson is the author of fourteen previous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Richard north patterson has written a number of novels including the international bestsellers, degree of guilt, eyes of a child, the final judgement, silent witness, no safe place, dark lady and protect and defend. Attorney tony lord left his hometown and the bitter memories of his girlfriends murder behind.
Patterson really brought things back together full circle and had his characters have to face some really tough issues. Silent witness by patterson, richard north penguin random. Silent witness by richard north patterson 1967, lake city, ohio. Silent witness tony lord patterson, richard north on.
Silent witness isbn 9781250014849 pdf epub richard north. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the sec liaison to the watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several washington advocacy groups. Twentyeight years later, tony is a successful california criminal lawyer with a beautiful celebrity wife. Freedom to read week is a project of canadas book and periodical council. A successful san francisco lawyer returns to lake city, ohio, to defend a childhood friend on murder chargesand to confront the townsfolk who are convinced that the lawyer himself is a killer. Silent witness by richard north patterson penguin random. The book and periodical council thanks our sponsors and supporters for their generous support of freedom to read week. Silent witness tony lord book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant.
Silent witness by richard north patterson bookchor. Buy silent witness unabridged by richard north patterson, t. Silent witness by richard north patterson adult crime novel. Seventeenyearold tony lord, lake citys star athlete, seems destined for great things. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more. This acclaimed book by richard north patterson is available at in several formats for your ereader. Richard north patterson born february 22, 1947 in berkeley, california is an american fiction writer, attorney and political commentator. Silent witness by richard north patterson books on. Richard north patterson here wrings every drop of tension out of a tremendous story, culminating in an ending which could not come soon enough. Formerly a trial lawyer, patterson served as the secs liaison to the watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several washington advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform, and womens rights. Richard north patterson is the author of over 20 bestselling novels, including protect and defend and degree of guilt. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read silent witness.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. After the murder of his high school sweetheart left him. Silent witness tony lord book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Publication date 1997 topics trials murder, male friendship publisher. Silent witness has 12 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Silent witness by richard north patterson, paperback.
Buy this book like its predecessors, pattersons latest. Silent witness by richard north patterson penguin books. He is a 1971 graduate of the case western reserve universitys school of law, and a recipient of that universitys presidents award for distinguished alumni and its presidents award for excellence. Now, twentyeight years later, hes pulled back to lake city to defend his closest high school friend against a charge of homicide. 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. Silent witness by richard north patterson penguin random house.
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