Book description
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. Richard North Patterson is the author of fifteen previous
bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, including Balance of Power
, The Race
and Eclipse
. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson was the SEC's liaison to the
Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several
Washington advocacy groups. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's
Vineyard with his partner, Dr Nancy Clair.
