No Safe Place, Richard North Patterson
No Safe Place, Richard North Patterson
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No Safe Place

Author: Richard North Patterson

Narrator: Patricia Kalember

Abridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/04/2000

Synopsis

In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of presidential politics, where predators carry microphones and one misstep can savage a lifetime of achievement, Kerry Kilcannon is the rarest player of all. Kilcannon believes he can make the system work. And he just may die trying.

Driven by the violent nightmare of his childhood, fueled by forces that few could understand, and burdened by secrets no one must know, Kilcannon is running for President--and entering the crucial battleground of California with seven days to go. But for Kilcannon, there are hurdles that his courage, charisma, and compassion may not overcome: the network correspondent he still loves; the reporter bent on their exposure; the rival who'll do anything to win; and the fanatic who believes that he must murder Kilcannon to protect the right to life.

About The Author

Richard North Patterson’s eleven novels include seven consecutive international bestsellers; critics compared his most recent novel, Protect and Defend, to such novels as Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent and Gore Vidal’s Lincoln. Formerly a trial lawyer, Mr. Patterson served as the SEC’s liaison to the Watergate Special Prosecutor, and is now on the boards of several Washington-based advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform, and reproductive rights. He lives with his wife, Laurie, and their family on Martha’s Vineyard.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Joan on 2008-04-29 16:57:40

Part of a series although you can read out of order, great characters and plot. Definitely recommend

Goodreads review by Paul on April 17, 2025

A jaw-dropping exposé of the realities of American presidential politics and US voting culture! The premise of NO SAFE PLACE is simplicity itself. It’s a fictional biography of Kerry Kilcannon from a rough and tumble youngster, the child of Irish immigrants, through to his election as a senator clim......more

Goodreads review by Evelyn on August 23, 2014

I usually steer clear of the political thriller genre because more often than not, they're simply thinly veiled propaganda machines for a certain particular agenda. Oh and US politics generally makes me feel nauseous at the best of times. However, this book was chosen by a book club I'm in, and not......more

Goodreads review by Peter on December 20, 2024

Dramatic political thriller centred on an affair and a plot to kill the protagonist. Overall the story seems a bit pathetic due to the political importance it gives to the protagonist having an affair. Especially considering this book was written at the end of the 90s when personal scandals became mo......more

Goodreads review by Carl on October 17, 2014

No Safe Place is a political thriller that has no interest in realism or believability. In this convoluted story line, Kerry Kilcannon is a senator whose brother is killed while running for the White House. He decides on his own run, even though he has an affair with a reporter that can bring him do......more

Quotes

"High drama . . . Emotion-rich characters . . . The pages turn quickly."
--The Washington Post Book World

"Engrossing . . . Ambitious and well-written, No Safe Place is a sort of ethical suspense novel."
--The Wall Street Journal

"What is striking is how exactly right Patterson gets the politics and the journalism while telling a gripping tale that intertwines abuse and betrayal, ethics and ambition, romance and dysfunction."
--The San Jose Mercury News

"Prescient . . . An important and impressive work of fiction . . . An exceptionally convincing, complex, and moving love story."
--The San Diego Union-Tribune

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