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"Incredible debut novel that had me turning pages all the way through. Patterson created a detective that was my kind of cynical as well as being very intelligent. I really enjoyed following him through the novel."
— Amber (4 out of 5 stars)
" may have enjoyed this more if read in the proper sequence, but still good "
— B, 6/4/2013" Nothing special, but not bad. Your typical crime mystery. "
— Sheryl, 5/31/2013" A light read that moves pretty fast. I would say it is only slightly dated, but not bad since it was written in 1979 and, BTW, is the first book by this author. I do plan on reading the other two books in the triolgy. "
— Bobbie, 5/24/2013" Eh. Shrug. "
— Tink, 4/15/2013" probably the dumbest book I read while on vacation and I wasn't reading a lot of high literature "
— Caroline, 8/30/2012" My 1st in the Chris Paget series...decent for the ride on the subway...written back in the 70s so its dated and the office techniques are laughable now...a so-so read with an entertaining, smart-ass main character "
— Mark, 10/23/2011" I actually read this one before, but it was pretty good. "
— Liz, 6/11/2011" Predictable and disappointing.... "
— Jennifer, 3/15/2011" Read for my mystery book club. I will definitely read the rest in the series! "
— Emily, 9/21/2010" I actually read this one before, but it was pretty good. "
— Liz, 6/14/2010" My 1st in the Chris Paget series...decent for the ride on the subway...written back in the 70s so its dated and the office techniques are laughable now...a so-so read with an entertaining, smart-ass main character "
— Mark, 3/19/2009" probably the dumbest book I read while on vacation and I wasn't reading a lot of high literature "
— Caroline, 2/17/2009" may have enjoyed this more if read in the proper sequence, but still good "
— Bob, 11/27/2008" Nothing special, but not bad. Your typical crime mystery. "
— Paper, 12/4/2007Richard 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.
Ken Howard, an American actor, is best known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 and as basketball coach Ken Reeves in the television show The White Shadow. He served as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 2009–2012.