Eden in Winter, Richard North Patterson
Eden in Winter, Richard North Patterson
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Eden in Winter
A Novel

Author: Richard North Patterson

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2014


Synopsis

Number one New York Times bestselling author Richard North Patterson—the author of more than twenty novels, including Degree of Guilt and Silent Witness—returns with the dramatic conclusion to the Blaine trilogy: Eden in Winter, the final volume that completes the story begun in Fall from Grace.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 will to suture the deep wounds the tragedy has inflicted upon his family and himself.As the court inquest into Benjamin Blaine's death casts suspicions on those closest to him, Adam struggles to protect them from those who still suspect that his 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 to whom, despite her pivotal role in his family's plight, Adam finds himself increasingly drawn. 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 striven to conceal and condemning the people he's fought so hard to protect.An acknowledged master of the courtroom thriller, Patterson's Blaine trilogy, a bold and surprising departure from his past novels, is a complex family drama pulsing with the tumult of the time and "dripping with summer diversions, youthful passion and ideals, class tensions, and familial disruptions" (Library Journal).

About Richard North Patterson

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. "Richard North Patterson is a terrific novelist."-The Washington Post

About Dennis Boutsikaris

Dennis Boutsikaris received an Obie Award for his performance in Sight Unseen and was Mozart in Amadeus on Broadway. His films include *batteries not included, The Dream Team, and Boys On The Side. His TV work includes And Then There Was One, The Last Don and Chasing The Dragon; he was most recently the D.A. of NY in Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sara

This is the final installment in a trilogy and the weakest. It mostly rehashes the first two. I am a longtime fan of Patterson's courtroom dramas and, unfortunately, there were precious few courtroom scenes in this book. There is an Epilogue to tie the story all together which made my teeth hurt it......more

Goodreads review by Antenna

The third in a trilogy of novels, "Eden in Winter" is part of a psychological family saga rather than the powerful courtroom drama more typical of the prolific Richard North Patterson. Although some reviewers have managed to read this as a stand-alone story, the plot seems much more gripping if the......more

Goodreads review by Dawn

I received a copy of this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. I've always ignored Richard North Patterson's books before. I don't known why. Then I read the blurb for "Eden in Winter" and thought I should probably give Mr Patterson a go. I'm glad I did. The plot is intricate enough to hold yo......more

Goodreads review by Elisa

Ho Hum! OK read when you are home in bed on a rainy day!......more


Quotes

“Patterson concludes his Blaine family trilogy with Adam home on Martha’s Vineyard coping with the fallout from the death of his estranged father, Benjamin, a world-famous novelist…An intriguing psychological examination of a damaged family.” Kirkus Reviews