About the Author

James Patterson has written numerous international number one bestsellers including the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club series. He lives in Florida.

Reviews

'With a fast-moving plot, a dose of courtroom drama and a dash of romance, James Patterson's latest book has all the ingredients for a great Sunday read. Patterson has delivered another killer thriller.' -- Sunshine Coast Daily 20060606 'Patterson writes with whiplash precision in this relentless page turner. The cut-to-the-bone storyline is delivered in snappy three page chapters that resonate with cinematic efficiency!a slick, punchy thriller.' -- Western Australian 20060606 'It certainly is a brilliant ending. Once again, Patterson delivers another fast-paced thriller. A fine example of a master at work.' -- www.crimesquad.com 20060426 'A clever and powerful mystery-thriller.' -- Daily Telegraph (Australia) 20060526 'The novel has a rich characterisation often absent in legal potboilers... Anyone who likes to relax with a Grisham novel will enjoy this superior story' -- The Times 20060627

Bestseller Patterson shows signs of having gone to the well too often in this slapdash collaboration with de Jonge, his coauthor on The Beach House (2002). 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 Dunleavy must dust off his old courtroom skills and enlist his lost love, Kate Costello, as his partner. Patterson readers know to expect a surprise ending, but he leaves too few possibilities for many to be genuinely fooled. Fans can only hope that Patterson soon returns to the level he achieved with his Alex Cross series. (May) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.