Book description
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
Richard North Patterson is the author of fourteen previous
bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, including Conviction
, Balance of Power
and The Race
. 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.
