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Richard North Patterson

    February 22, 1947

    Richard North Patterson is the author of fourteen previous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. A former trial lawyer, Patterson served as the SEC's liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has been on the boards of advocacy groups focused on gun violence, political reform, and women's rights. His novels often delve into complex legal and societal issues, reflecting his own background in law and activism.

    Richard North Patterson
    Fall from Grace
    Balance of Power
    Degree of Guilt
    Eyes of a Child
    Protect and Defend
    Race
    • 2021

      The Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary English series offers a skills-building approach to the Cambridge Lower Secondary English curriculum framework (0861) from 2020. The second edition of the Stage 7 Workbook is designed to help students to consolidate their learning through further practice to secure the skills taught in the Student's Book.

      Lower Secondary English Workbook: Stage 7
    • 2018

      These studies address nine parenting challenges, and point the reader to the truth from Scripture that helps raise their children with wisdom and joy.

      Parenting
    • 2017

      Francis Thompson in 1888. He was an ex-medical student with a dissecting scalpel, and a history of mental illness and trouble with the police. He had just broken up with a prostitute and had written about cutting women's stomachs open. At the same time, a few yards from his refuge, a woman was knifed, as part of a spate of prostitute murders, which one coroner said was by someone who had considerable anatomical skill and knowledge. Richard A. Patterson sets out a compelling case for English poet Francis Thompson as the prime suspect for Jack the Ripper in this must-read for Ripperologists the world over.

      Jack the Ripper, the Works of Francis Thompson
    • 2014

      Two months after the suspicious and much-publicized death of his father on the island of Martha's Vineyard, it is taking all of Adam Blaine's character to suture the deep wounds - both within his family and himself - torn open by the tragedy. Moreover, as the court inquest into Benjamin Blaine's death continues, it is taking all of Adam's cunning to protect those closest to him from figures who still suspect that Adam's father was murdered by one of his kin. But the sternest test of all is Adam's proximity to Carla Pacelli - his late father's mistress; and a woman who, despite being pivotal to his family's plight, Adam finds himself increasingly drawn to. The closer he gets to this beautiful, mysterious woman, the further Adam feels from his troubles. Yet the closer he also comes to revealing the secrets he's strived to conceal, and condemning the people he's fought so hard to protect.

      Eden in Winter
    • 2013

      Martha's Vineyard, New England. Adam Blaine returns to his childhood home to bury the father he despised. Here, reunited with his equally relieved and long-suffering family, he becomes aware of the suspicious circumstances surrounding his father's death. A death that, Adam will soon discover, is born of a long-hidden truth, and a chequered family history that may not be as black and white as he thought.

      Fall from Grace
    • 2011

      In the Name of Honor

      • 598 pages
      • 21 hours of reading
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      Military lawyer Paul Terry defends young Lieutenant Brian McCarran, who is accused of shooting his commanding officer, who claimed McCarran was having an affair with his wife.

      In the Name of Honor
    • 2011

      The Devil's Light

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.4(26)Add rating

      August 2011. An Al Qaeda operative masterminds the theft of a Pakistani military weapon: a two-hundred-pound nuclear warhead, capable of causing destruction on an unprecedented scale. A chilling transmission is then broadcast to the world, promising a major attack on a US city to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. Intelligence indicates that the bomb has been smuggled out of Pakistan and is en route to the US, with Washington or New York the likely target. Yet this information is but an elaborate decoy and, as the CIA focuses on thwarting a domestic attack, the weapon moves ever closer to its true target. Agent Brooke Chandler senses the deception. Chandler, a once-prodigious field operative ravaged by the memories of loved-ones lost, thinks he understands how the bomb is being transported, and has an idea how to locate it. First he must convince his superiors of his conviction, and then, before it is too late, find and disable the threat. If he fails, millions will die, and the world map as we know it will become a collector's item.

      The Devil's Light
    • 2010

      The Spire

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      3.7(36)Add rating

      The new blockbuster from the thinking man's thriller writer A young college president struggles to save his once prestigious alma mater, Caldwell College, from a financial scandal which may be linked to the murder of a student, some seventeen years previously. The Caldwell campus is dominated by a large bell tower known as The Spire. The Spire ornaments the school yearbook, stationary, all publications. Steeped in lore, it tolls every hour of the school day; or to mark notable events such as athletic triumphs. But in 1993, the body of Angela Hall, a black student, was found at the foot of the Spire. Raped and murdered, she seemed oddly like a sacrifice to the newly-ominous college landmark... Gripping and razor-sharp, The Spire is both a hugely satisfying thriller and a poignant love story. Richard North Patterson has outdone himself-this is his most compelling novel in years.

      The Spire
    • 2009

      Eclipse

      • 484 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
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      In a novel of international intrigue, an American lawyer, Damon Pierce, attempts to save Bobby Okari, the West African leader of a protest movement, from execution by the country’s corrupt and autocratic leader. Complicating matters further is Okari’s wife, Marissa Brand, with whom Pierce had a relationship years before that he’s never quite forgotten; she, in fact, persuaded him to take the case in the first place, and it is who she plays a crucial role in the eventual outcome... Culminating in a dramatic show trial and a desperate race against time, Eclipse combines a thrilling narrative with a vivid look at the human cost of the global lust for oil. 'Every now and then - but a lot more rarely than that implies - you come across a thriller so important that it absolutely demands to be read. This is one' The Times on Exile

      Eclipse
    • 2008

      Race

      • 546 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Corey Grace is a multifaceted character, known for his decorated service as a Gulf War pilot, striking fashion sense, and charm with women. His independent spirit and candid nature set him apart, as he defies expectations at every turn. The story promises to explore his unpredictable journey, highlighting themes of individuality and resilience in the face of challenges.

      Race