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Rhod | 2/18/2014
" New author for me. Good mystery and very good character development. "
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Bobbi | 2/16/2014
" I wish I would have read this book before I read "Portect and Defend" - a lot of the questions are answered in this book about Caroline Masters. I love this character she is amazing. The legal cases in both books really have twists and turns and are fun! This one is is a murder mystery... "
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Colin | 2/15/2014
" A good read, the heroine Caroline Masters is about to be appointed as a court judge when she hears that her niece is suspected of the murder of her boyfriend. She travels to where her family, including Caroline's father, live which is on the North East Coast of America. There are a couple of flashbacks - one where we find that Caroline's mother died in a car crash after having an affair with a local lothario and the other tells us that Caroline had a fling with a man who was a Vietnam draft dodger. The last we hear about this man is when he decamps via boat in the general direction of Canada after someone, we think Caroline's father, snitches on him to the local law. Meanwhile, in the present, the prosecution have found a 'witness' with some potentially damaging testimony against her niece. Caroline decides to take the case, and there are some enjoyable court room scenes in the book. I didn't spot the twist in the story, which is always a good sign for me, and the tale has a satisfactory and understandable ending. My favourite book so far by this author. "
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Jodie | 1/19/2014
" Fantastic book! I read it in one day. Couldn't put it down. So many twists and turns. Highly recommend it! "
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Parreads | 1/19/2014
" This was a good read--interesting enough to keep me going. I liked the back and forth of different time frames. If you want an intriguing easy read, go for it. "
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Bnschmid | 1/15/2014
" This book had alot of unexpected twists and surprises in it,which made it readable.However,there were too many things that happened to some of the characters that they meekly allowed to happen,which I found to be frustratingly unacceptable.I doubt that even the Amish would put up with too much shit. "
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John Buller | 1/11/2014
" one of my favorite Richard North Patterson's books. Highly recommend. Might be hard to find. "
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Bandistang Guro | 12/16/2013
" I have read this book way back in high school and from then on had remained by all time favorite.. b(n_n)d "
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Erica | 12/2/2013
" "The world of a new love aggair is like insanity. And part of the delusion is that you think you're the only one it ever happened to." "
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Weslyn | 11/18/2013
" Good legal thriller offers a number of twists. Characterizations work well while the potential murderer remains a mystery to the end. "
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SharlzG | 11/11/2013
" My third RPN book. Also a little predictable, but his style is condusive to reading. If it weren't for a buch of late nights at work I would have had this read much quicker. "
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Rae | 11/8/2013
" A legal thriller in which a lawyer defends her niece against a murder charge. "
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Jamie | 10/27/2013
" Easy read, very fast paced; a real page turner. If you like a good mystery, I think Richard North Patterson is an amazing author, and definitely provides an intriguing plot. "
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Heidi | 9/27/2013
" Not bad, but not particularly great... A little too predictable for my tastes. Did enjoy the New England settings. "
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Robin | 8/7/2013
" Fun New England (NH & Nantucket) based legal triller. A few twists that I didn't see coming although I guess that I should had if I had thought about it. It was a good Greyhound/NYC read. "
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B | 5/16/2013
" familiar plotlines for RNP but well written as usual and Caroline proves to be a complicated character "
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K1d2 | 11/25/2012
" This was the last in the series I was re-reading. This one has a lot of twists and turns and was probably my favorite of the bunch. "
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Becky | 9/17/2012
" It was excellent, I could not put it down. "
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Sandy Hoenecke | 4/11/2012
" A good treadmill read. I have read better of his. "
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James Kim | 11/27/2011
" A definite page turner. Could not put it down. "
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Ann | 5/29/2011
" Another good read, but wish I had read Patterson's books in order to maintain the flow of characters. "
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Stephanie | 4/17/2011
" Good escapist read. Not sure if these characters had appeared in other novel(s), but they are worth more than one book. "
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Karen | 4/16/2011
" This is an older book by Richard North Patterson and follows his usual style of writing about lawyers. It was interesting and held your suspense to the end. "
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Heidi | 3/20/2011
" Not bad, but not particularly great... A little too predictable for my tastes. Did enjoy the New England settings.
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Rhod | 1/1/2011
" New author for me. Good mystery and very good character development.
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Kitzyl | 12/13/2010
" Always enjoy Richard North Patterson. 'More gripping than Grisham' it says on the front cover. Probably 80% correct.
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J. | 6/3/2010
" This is a good read by Richard North Patterson. I normally enjoy reading his books and this is one that is enjoyable.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
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Julie | 2/13/2010
" Very twisty mystery with serious character development. Better written than your average mystery novel. Hit the spot.
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K1d2 | 1/15/2010
" This was the last in the series I was re-reading. This one has a lot of twists and turns and was probably my favorite of the bunch.
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Becky | 8/12/2009
" It was excellent, I could not put it down.
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John | 6/16/2009
" one of my favorite Richard North Patterson's books. Highly recommend. Might be hard to find.
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Stephanie | 3/3/2009
" Good escapist read. Not sure if these characters had appeared in other novel(s), but they are worth more than one book.
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Bob | 11/27/2008
" familiar plotlines for RNP but well written as usual and Caroline proves to be a complicated character
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Weslyn | 10/29/2008
" Good legal thriller offers a number of twists. Characterizations work well while the potential murderer remains a mystery to the end.
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