Beach Road
by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
Anyone who likes suspense/thrillers
This was not what I expected - it was more! I went into this read thinking it was going to be a great novel that would be fast paced and thrilling. I defeinitely got that; it was very fast, very thrilling, and it actually happened. That's right, you heard it from me (more specifically from the beginning note of the book). He ahs taken an actuall homicide case and written it into an exhilarating story. He does little to change the storyline or it's characters (more than likely the nam...more
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Read in September, 2007
Welcome to Beach Road - expensive, exclusive...and explosive. Tom Dunleavy has a one-man law firm in the wealthy resort town of East Hampton. But his job barely keeps him in paper clips because the local rich people already have their own lawyers. Then a friend of Tom's is arrested for a triple murder near a movie star's mansion. Tom knows in his gut that Dante Halleyville is innocent. Now representing Dante in what could be the Trial of the Century, Tom recruits Manhattan superlawyer Kate Costello to help. With the entire nation's eyes on him, Tom orchestrates a series of revelations to expose the killer. And what emerges is staggering - and will shock everyone.
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Read in May, 2006
From a blog post I wrote in 2006:
Beach Road is the latest collaboration between James Patterson and Peter de Jonge. They wrote Miracle on the 17th Green years ago and one of my prized possessions is a copy of the book, autographed by Patterson when I met him in my bookselling days. Really nice guy.
Good book (I mean Beach Road though I really like the other one, too) - the plot line involves the execution style murders of three White townies in the Hamptons which is blamed on a young Blac...more
Beach Road is the latest collaboration between James Patterson and Peter de Jonge. They wrote Miracle on the 17th Green years ago and one of my prized possessions is a copy of the book, autographed by Patterson when I met him in my bookselling days. Really nice guy.
Good book (I mean Beach Road though I really like the other one, too) - the plot line involves the execution style murders of three White townies in the Hamptons which is blamed on a young Blac...more
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Read in April, 2007
Tom Dunleavy, a former professional basketball player and local East Hampton legend, is getting by as an underworked and unmotivated attorney. His sports glory days and his one true love are long in the past, but he gets second chances at personal and professional redemption when three locals are gunned down, apparently in the aftermath of racial tensions arising from a heated pickup game of hoops. The police seize on Dante Halleyville, the country's best high school star, as their suspect, and ...more
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This book totally rules...
much the way it rules when you are in the mood to channel surf and you happen upon a special presentation of some crappy lawyer drama from the late 90's and you go "sweet...there goes the next two hours...brain? off."
I couldn't help cracking up at James Patterson's writing. So many shout-outs! He is so hip and now! Williamsburg junkies in vintage sneakers! Parties at Steven Spielberg's house! Sudden, random and completely out of place raunchy sex stuff!
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much the way it rules when you are in the mood to channel surf and you happen upon a special presentation of some crappy lawyer drama from the late 90's and you go "sweet...there goes the next two hours...brain? off."
I couldn't help cracking up at James Patterson's writing. So many shout-outs! He is so hip and now! Williamsburg junkies in vintage sneakers! Parties at Steven Spielberg's house! Sudden, random and completely out of place raunchy sex stuff!
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Read in June, 2008
I have to say, this book was going to get at least one more star before the big twist. I did feel, as I'm sure you're supposed to, betrayed by the character; however, I also felt betrayed by the authors. I thought the twist cheap, poorly set-up, and exceedingly unlikely. I will say that James Patterson (and, I suppose, this Peter fellow, for all that he did) can write page-turners. I was reluctant to put the book down. However - and much as a page-turner might sell and might even compell a ...more
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Read in August, 2008
recommends it for:
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So, about three quarters through this book, I was teetering on rating this book 2 or 3 stars. This was based on how Patterson told this story through many of the character's perspectives. This is the only redeeming quality of this book.
As I neared the end for 'the twist', I teetered on rating this book between 1 and 2 stars. If this were written by a first time novelist, I would say, not a bad job. However, this being written by a seasoned author, I say 'seriously'?
It was so very v...more
As I neared the end for 'the twist', I teetered on rating this book between 1 and 2 stars. If this were written by a first time novelist, I would say, not a bad job. However, this being written by a seasoned author, I say 'seriously'?
It was so very v...more
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Read in July, 2007
Tom Dunleavy as a one-man law firm in the wealthy resort town of East Hampton. But his job barely keeps him in paper clips because the local rich people already have their own rich lawyers. Then a friend of Tom’s (a star basketball player) is arrested for a local murder near a movie star’s mansion. Tom knows in his gut that his friend is innocent. Now representing Dante in what could be the Trial of the Century, Tom recruits Manhattan lawyer Kate Costello to help. Tom orchestrates a ser...more
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Read in October, 2007
Had nothing to read over the weekend, so I picked this up from a pile of books people had left at my place or given to me. I suppose I can't trash it TOO badly since I read the entire thing (then again, given the length not an accomplishment to brag about.)
Honestly, I'm convince that James Patterson is just fucking with us now; I think that he's trying to see how short he can make his average chapter length. This book had to clock in an average of about 2.5 pages. The story is a quick r...more
Honestly, I'm convince that James Patterson is just fucking with us now; I think that he's trying to see how short he can make his average chapter length. This book had to clock in an average of about 2.5 pages. The story is a quick r...more
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Read in January, 2008
A quick read. A decent page turner. Typical Patterson with twists and hooks. However, the ending, for me, was from leftfield. Not that this was a bad thing. It's just that I felt like the story could have developed a little more to get to that point. It seemed sort of sudden. Plus, I didn't really understand why the character Connie Rainborne wasn't developed a little bit more. Maybe Patterson wanted to pump this one out to meet a deadline or something.
If you're a Patterson fan I would defin...more
If you're a Patterson fan I would defin...more
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From all that I had heard of this book I was excited about reading it.
It was a different read... every chapter was someone else's point of view. That was hard to get used to at first, but it was well written and kept my attention.
Until the end.
I was very unhappy with the end. It felt like to me, that the author just threw it in there..
The fact that it was a bad ending... thats always a turn-off for me. Things don't always have to end happily ever after, but this ending really sucked....more
It was a different read... every chapter was someone else's point of view. That was hard to get used to at first, but it was well written and kept my attention.
Until the end.
I was very unhappy with the end. It felt like to me, that the author just threw it in there..
The fact that it was a bad ending... thats always a turn-off for me. Things don't always have to end happily ever after, but this ending really sucked....more
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Read in April, 2008
Just brain candy, and not even all that good. A super quick read (with chapters that are usually a page and a half!). A lot of the story is really left out and skipped over. It's partly intentional, to throw you off, and partly just pure laziness. The more books James Patterson "writes", the worse they get. Some of his earlier books are better, but he's never been a great writer. But, if you're looking for a lazy weekend read, when you don't want to use your brain, I guess he fits the
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Read in June, 2007
Another page turner by James Patterson. This is a good murder mystery w/ a shocking twist at the end. The setting is East Hampton NY, very affluent neighborhood. 3 young men are found dead w/ shotgun wounds in their head. A young black aspiring NBA stare , Dante, is charged with the crime, but Dante has been so behaved his entire life b/c he never wanted to jeopardize his NBA dreams. Could he really do this? A local friend/lawyer of Dante takes the case to set him free.
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Read in August, 2007
i would never read the best seller trash on my own but someone had it and I had nothing else to read. Unbelievably bad. might be the worst book I've ever read. who decidedes that this is what people should buy? complete absense of writing style, real characters, or plot. the whole book hinges on a twist that does nothing to explain or payoff anything that happened anywhere else and is completely unsupported by the events of the story. just awful.
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Got frustrated and gave up at about page 115. I may go back later but the characters were acting too stupid for me. I mean, is it just me or if you were suspected of a triple homicide, wouldn't you think it would be best to come forward and prove your innocence rather than hiding out for a couple weeks and expecting to be cleared automatically? Just running away from cops in the first place automatically makes them think you've done something. Fucking idiots.
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Read in May, 2006
TITLE/AUTHOR: BEACH ROAD by James Patterson
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Supsense, 2006, 400 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, Montauk, NY
CHARACTERS: TOM/attorney former NBA player
COMMENTS: 3 young men are shot at close range &
their bodies are left stacked outside a beach house.
The accussed is a promising athlete. Tom, a friend
and former athlete takes on the case. Took me 1/2
of the book to get connected w/ the characters
but... then the pages flew.
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Supsense, 2006, 400 pgs
TIME/PLACE: Present, Montauk, NY
CHARACTERS: TOM/attorney former NBA player
COMMENTS: 3 young men are shot at close range &
their bodies are left stacked outside a beach house.
The accussed is a promising athlete. Tom, a friend
and former athlete takes on the case. Took me 1/2
of the book to get connected w/ the characters
but... then the pages flew.
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Ok, so this was my first book by this man, and i was very surprised to enjoy it. I listened to it on an audio CD - narrated by Billy Baldwin as Tom Dunleavy, and let me tell you, if you think the Baldwin Brother collective "voice" isn't unmistakable, you should listen to this CD. The plot's twists and turns are engaging, it's a great one to listen to on the road because it keeps you going. I'd try another book on CD by this guy - - - good road food.
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Read in July, 2008
After reading so many good books lately, this one just didn't cut it. From the beginning I didn't really like it. I found the characters (athletes and drug dealers) very hard to relate to. I have no interest in basketball, which was a very large part of the book. I also found the writing to be simplistic and didn't like the frequent changes of perspective or the overall style. The final few chapters were good and had an unpredictable twist.
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If you love suspense, mystery and unexpected twists, this is a must read. Where most books of this genre can be predictable, this one was a shocker. It kept me on my toes the whole time. I felt like it could have ended three times (and I mean that in a good way).
This book was passed around to two other friends of mine during the same one-week vacation. All three of us agreed "Beach Road" was a complete shocker.
This book was passed around to two other friends of mine during the same one-week vacation. All three of us agreed "Beach Road" was a complete shocker.
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Read in October, 2007
There's something about Patterson's books that are set in the exclusive Hamptons that gets me everytime. This is a perfect "beach book" for vacations and a great break from more sericous books. A bit different of a writing style for him and the surprise ending makes you think that he may have rushed this one a bit since the ending doesn't make much sense and is explained even less.
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