Silent Witness - by Richard North Patterson (Paperback)

About the Book

A classic legal thriller by a #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author is now available in a tall Premium Edition. When attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend a friend who's been accused of murder, Tony is plunged into the unfinished business of his past.

Book Synopsis

From the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Richard North Patterson comes Silent Witness, an "intense courtroom drama... as startling as the bang of a gavel." (People).

After the murder of his high school sweetheart left him shattered, Tony Lord vowed never to return to his Ohio hometown of Lake City. Twenty-eight years later, Tony is a successful California criminal lawyer with a beautiful celebrity wife. He's living the good life...until long-buried memories come crashing down when he hears from an old friend, who needs his help.

Sam Robb is a track coach at Lake City High. He swears he is not responsible for the death of one of his female team members...even though forensic evidence reveals that he's the father of her unborn child.

Back when they were teenagers, Sam stood by Tony when he was a suspect in his young girlfriend's murder--and Tony desperately wants to do the same for him today. In doing so, Tony will have to revisit his troubled past and probe the darkest secrets of small-town life to get to the truth. And what he will find is more shocking than he ever could have imagined....

From the Back Cover

"Marvelously plotted." --Philadelphia Inquirer

After the murder of his high school sweetheart left him shattered, Tony Lord vowed never to return to his Ohio hometown of Lake City. Twenty-eight years later, Tony is a successful California criminal lawyer with a beautiful celebrity wife. He's living the good life...until long-buried memories come crashing down when he hears from an old friend, who needs his help.

"Enthralling." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

Sam Robb is a track coach at Lake City High. He swears he is not responsible for the death of one of his female team members...even though forensic evidence reveals that he's the father of her unborn child.

"Chilling." --The Washington Post Book World

Back when they were teenagers, Sam stood by Tony when he was a suspect in his young girlfriend's murder--and Tony desperately wants to do the same for him today. In doing so, Tony will have to revisit his troubled past and probe the darkest secrets of small-town life to get to the truth. And what he will find is more shocking than he ever could have imagined....

Review Quotes

"Intense courtroom drama...As startling as the bang of a gavel." --People

"This generation's best writer of legal thrillers...his strongest fiction to date." --Entertainment Weekly

"Patterson hits the first line at a dead run....He never slows down....Everything is marvelously plotted." --Philadelphia Inquirer

"Enthralling...the denouement is powerful." --Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Chilling." --The Washington Post Book World

"Hypnotic...[Patterson] is at his finest when he gives the emotions of [his] characters, who are connected by a lifetime of love and resentment, full reign in the courtroom. These are the scenes that his fans will anticipate most eagerly, and they are as explosive and revealing as anyone could wish." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An absorbing read." --New York Daily News

About the Author

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.