false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1219463723m/107478.jpg 107478 16 In each successive novel since <I>Degree of Guilt</I>, Richard North Patterson has experimented with flashbacks and past tragedies to drive the present suspense of his legal thrillers. <I>Silent Witness</I> is, perhaps, his greatest achievement with the technique as his hero, Tony Lord, is haunted by the 27-year-old murder of his high school girlfriend, Alison Taylor.<p> In the late 1960s, Tony is the star of the Lake City, Ohio, high school football team. But when Alison is found strangled behind her house, even Tony's closest friend, Sam Robb, suspects him. Alison's true killer is never found, and Tony flees his home town to forge a career as a high-powered, high-profile San Francisco criminal attorney and marries a a movie star. Cutting to the present day, Tony is called back to Lake City to defend his old friend. Sixteen-year-old track star Marcie Calder was found dead on the shore of Lake Erie, and Sam, now the overweight assistant principal and track coach of Lake City High, is the accused. A series of scandals slowly erodes Tony's confidence in Sam's innocence as Tony comes to terms with his own troubled past. <p> As with Patterson's previous work, <I>Silent Witness</I> is a novel with subtle characters who happen to be involved in a compelling (and authentic-seeming) criminal trial. For dedicated Patterson fans, some insight into the life of actress Stacey Tarrant is a special treat. She's Tony's wife in the present world of the novel but was the lover of Senator James Kilcannon before the senator was assassinated. James was the brother of Kerry Kilcannon, the enigmatic presidential candidate at the center of Patterson's 1998 blockbuster, <I>No Safe Place</I>. <I>--Patrick O'Kelley</I> 2099219 1996 Silent Witness total:514|5:103|4:215|3:163|2:31|1:2| 514 1928 681 35 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 15:27:47 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 15:30:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 22:35:14 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 09:53:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Sun Mar 08 16:53:40 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 16:56:04 -0700 2009
For the criminal trial fans this would be a good choice.]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 28 13:05:30 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 13:11:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:34:48 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 04:08:33 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Dec 31 17:18:52 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 17:20:24 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 17:43:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 17:46:05 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 05:17:08 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 05:19:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:27:02 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:31:56 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jan 18 18:50:02 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 18:50:02 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 17:07:11 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 17:09:02 -0700 2009 great plotline, good characters, well written]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 16 08:36:36 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 08:36:51 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 03:12:05 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 03:12:29 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Aug 12 17:23:51 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 17:24:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 08:17:58 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:18:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 23:17:42 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 10:41:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jul 01 13:22:22 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 13:37:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 16 12:26:55 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 06:46:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 27 19:44:13 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 01 17:33:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Feb 02 10:41:28 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 10:42:58 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=107478