Book description
Christopher Paget is a trial lawyer with a famous past: as a young
investigator in Washington he unearthed a scandal that brought ruin to
the President - and an abrupt end to his affair with journalist Mary
Carelli. Now, fifteen years later, Carelli is a famous TV journalist in
New York and Paget is leading a relatively tranquil life raising their
son in San Francisco. Until a charge of murder changes everything. The
victim - a world famous (and infamous) novelist. The accused - Mary
Carelli. When Paget agrees to defend her, largely for the sake of their
son, her claims of attempted rape and self-defence seem water-tight. But
gradually secrets from her past come to light and Paget is suddenly
facing an explosive mix of public trial and personal conflict leaving
his own and his son's fates vulnerable and exposed. 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
. His novels have won the Edgar Allan Poe Award and the Grand Prix de
Littérature Policière. He and his wife, Laurie, live with their family
in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard.
