In San Francisco, a dead man is found amid evidence that might confirm suicide but strongly suggests murder. The prime murder suspect is a high-profile defense attorney--and the new lover of the victim's estranged wife. Available in a tall Premium Edition.

Reviews

"THE SPIRE"

"Patterson grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck and holds him until the very last page..."The Spire" might just be his best to date."--"Tucson"" Citizen"

"Intriguing...we can't read fast enough to reach the finale." --"San Francisco"" Chronicle"

"gripping...A page turner with multiple twists and a well-earned conclusion at once shocking and inevitable."--"Richmond"" Times Dispatch"

"DEGREE OF GUILT"

"A page-turner."--"The New York Times Book Review"

"Compulsively readable."--"People"

"One intense courtroom clash after another...An intelligent and gripping thriller."--"The Washington Post"

"Flamboyant and entertaining."--"The Boston Globe"

"Electrifying."--"The Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"One of the year's best thrillers...Superb characterizations and intense dialogue make this utterly compelling reading."--"Library Journal"

"Absorbing."--"Publishers Weekly"

"ECLIPSE"

"Passionate...exciting [and] eye-opening, page by page."--"Washington Post"