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  <name><![CDATA[Richard North Patterson]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Richard North Patterson is the author of fourteen previous bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson served as the SEC’s liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform, and women’s rights. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha’s Vineyard.
&lt;a href=&quot;http://us.macmillan.com/author/richardnorthpatterson&quot;&gt;Macmillan.com Author Profile&lt;/a&gt;

Awards
Edgar Award, 1980, Best First Novel for [book: The Lasko Tangent]

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière, International Award, 1995 for [book: Degree of Guilt]]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Berkeley, California</hometown>  <born_at>02/22/1947</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Exile: A Novel]]></title>
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  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Silent Witness]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Eyes of a Child]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Degree of Guilt]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Protect and Defend]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Race]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></title>
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  <published>2003</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[No Safe Place]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard North Patterson]]></name>
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  <published>1998</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Final Judgment]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard North Patterson]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Conviction: A Novel]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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