Silent Witness

Name: Silent Witness
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Richard North Patterson
ISBN: 9781415920619

Author: Richard North Patterson

Narrator: T.J. Edwards

Unabridged: 17 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 01/07/1997

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Silent Witness begins in 1967, in a small Midwestern town. Seventeen-year-old Tony Lord, Lake City's star athlete, seems destined for great things. His driving ambition is precisely what attracts Alison Taylor, the daughter of the town's leading family, and it is what sets Tony apart from his two closest friends: Sam Robb and Sam's girl, Sue Cash.

Suddenly everything changes. Alison Taylor is brutally murdered, and Tony is the number-one suspect. The town turns against him. His friendship with Sam is destroyed. And Tony leaves Lake City, vowing never to return.

Twenty-seven years later, an urgent phone call from Sue changes Tony's life once more. For Tony Lord is now a San Francisco lawyer -- a relentless advocate dedicated to the defense of his clients. Sue's plea for help is one he cannot ignore: her husband, Sam Robb, now the vice principal of Lake City High School, is suspected of the murder of a female student. In seeking to save him, Tony must confront not only the fear that Sam is a murderer, but the concealed passions and buried truths that underlie Alison,s death so long ago.

About The Author

Richard North Patterson is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 novels, a former chairman of Common Cause, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson served as the US Security and Exchange Commission's liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.T. J. Edwards is an audio book narrator whose credits include Richard North Patterson’s Silent Witness.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelsy on June 30, 2019

I finished reading this book last night and I am still caught up in the emotions this book left me with. I picked this book up at the library by accident, hoping to find a thriller/mystery written by the other famous Patterson but I'm so glad I did! This book is not one I will soon forget. It is not......more

Goodreads review by Sushi (寿司) on April 25, 2019

E siamo giunti al 25° libro e alla fine di Aprile manca una settinana. Questo è un bel librone. L'unica sua pecca, ma non gli tolgo una stella, è che parte un po' lentamente nella prima parte ma poi ingrana di brutto. Davvero un bel libro. Uno di quei libri che tengono sospesi per sapere chi è l'ass......more

Goodreads review by Carol on June 15, 2018

I had never read a Richard North Patterson novel before...but am so glad that this one caught my eye. His work is outstanding. So much so that I believe he will join the ranks of my favorite mystery writers. I really enjoyed the book. The story was well told making it a "page turner" I had worked ou......more

Goodreads review by Marti on July 03, 2016

This is 578 pages in paperback, about two friends whose lives include the murder of two women and how the truth comes out in the end. Lots of suspence......more

Goodreads review by Ruthiella on August 25, 2019

I read this because a co-worker loaned it to me. It is a legal thriller along the lines of John Grisham or Scott Turow. The star lawyer is Tony Lord who comes back to his home town to defend his high school best friend from a murder charge. Tony left Lake City at 18 after himself having been accused......more

Quotes

"This generation's best writer of legal thrillers . . . His strongest fiction to date."
--Entertainment Weekly

"Enthralling . . . The denouement is powerful."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Intense courtroom drama . . . As startling as the bang of a gavel."
--People

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