"Thrilling.... PRIVATE SCREENING succeeds on all counts. It's a footrace of a read, daring you to put it down." ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION The nation is stunned silent when presidential hopeful James Kilcannon is shot dead in front of his rock-star girlfriend Stacy Tarrant. Fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord dares to defend the shooter, but the already bizarre plot takes another twist. As America watches, a mysterious and ruthless figure, known only as Phoenix, takes to the airwaves-- and takes the wife of a wealthy newspaper mogul and Stacy's manager as his hostages. Phoenix mounts a televised trial of his own--in which Stacy Tarrant and Tony Lord are helpless defendents, millions of viewers are jurors, and--unless his chilling demands are met--Pheonix is the unstoppable executioner....
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"Wow! Read this in less than a week. I had it pegged between 2 people and kept swaying between the 2. I was so torn on making a choice that I drove me nuts. In the end, I worked out why. Nice one RNP. A definite recommeded read from me."
— SharlzG (4 out of 5 stars)
" Very interesting! I thought I had the book figured out, and did in part, but the end was still a surprise! Good read. "
— Marina, 11/25/2013" Pretty in depth story, but glad I read it. "
— Shawnda, 10/21/2013" Too long, too slow, convoluted story is ok, but seems to try to hard to put more than one story into one. "
— Hayseed, 4/5/2013" Interesting characters, as I would expect from this author, and many twists. I had all but one figured out by the end... which was still surprising. Not a light read. "
— Leslie, 3/28/2013" Great thriller. One of his first. "
— Amanda, 3/10/2013" Interesting reading. A little unbelievable at times, but interesting. "
— Ed, 3/6/2013" A killing of a politician leads to a interesting story line with a great twist, 3rd person and quick read. "
— Clifford, 11/5/2012" I had a hard time getting into this book, but once I got into it I could not put it down! "
— Sylvia, 9/24/2012" As with Silent Witness, I guessed the ending because there was only one plausible explanation. "
— Jennifer, 9/5/2012" Too many jumps within each chapter. Very disjointed for my reading. Ending was predictable. I would not read another of this author's books. "
— Michael, 8/14/2012Richard North Patterson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil’s Light, In the Name of Honor, The Spire, and a number of other bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC’s liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. Patterson has appeared on such programs as the Today show, Good Morning America, Hardball with Chris Matthews, and Buchanan and Press.
Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author and activist. He achieved early stardom for his acting achievements, especially his movie portrayal of fictional superhero Superman. An equestrian accident in 1995 that left him a quadriplegic also sparked his career in activism. He spent much of his adult life lobbying on behalf of other patients with spinal injuries and founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation and the Reeve-Irving Research Center to aid stem cell research.