Long estranged from her blue-blooded New England family, attorney Caroline Masters is summoned home to defend her niece against murder charges. As the sensational trial heats up, Caroline will find disturbing inconsistencies in the testimony of the prosecutor's star witness. Available in a tall Premium Edition. Previously published by Ballantine.

Reviews

Praise for RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON and his bestselling novels...

"SILENT WITNESS"

"Intense courtroom drama...As startling as the bang of a gavel." --"People"

"This generation's best writer of legal thrillers...his strongest fiction to date." --"Entertainment Weekly"

"Patterson hits the first line at a dead run....He never slows down....Everything is marvelously plotted." --"Philadelphia"" Inquirer"

"Enthralling...the denouement is powerful." --"Los Angeles"" Times Book Review"

"Chilling." --"The Washington Post Book World"

"Hypnotic...[Patterson] is at his finest when he gives the emotions of [his] characters, who are connected by a lifetime of love and resentment, full reign in the courtroom. These are the scenes that his fans will anticipate most eagerly, and they are as explosive and revealing as anyone could wish." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)

"An absorbing read." --"New York"" Daily News"

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"EYES OF A CHILD"

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"Gripping...the intelligent r