The Eyes of a Child - Hardcover

Patterson, Richard North

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091791723 ISBN 13: 9780091791728

Publisher: Hutchinson, 1995

Synopsis

Paget's well-ordered world is shattered by his love for his assistant Terri, in this sequel to "Degree of Guilt". Terri's ex-husband Ricky instigates a child custody battle for Terri's daughter, but then Ricky is found murdered and Paget finds himself the prime suspect and on trial for his life.

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Review

"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"

"Compelling and credible...guaranteed to rouse you to thought."--"Richmond Times-Dispatch"

"This stellar legal thriller both informs and entertains... Patterson has exerted all his considerable skill in creating a nightmare atmosphere that will cling to readers long after the last page is turned."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)

"A satisfying fable that pits a hero who deeply believes in the rule of law against a violent, lawless regime that holds all the cards."--"Kirkus Reviews"

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"THE SPIRE"

"DEGREE OF GUILT"

"ECLIPSE"

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 on The Spire"

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

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

A page-turner. "The New York Times Book Review on Degree of Guilt"

Compulsively readable. "People on Degree of Guilt"

One intense courtroom clash after another...An intelligent and gripping thriller. "The Washington Post on Degree of Guilt"

Flamboyant and entertaining. "The Boston Globe on Degree of Guilt"

Electrifying. "The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Degree of Guilt"

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

Absorbing. "Publishers Weekly on Degree of Guilt"

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

Compelling and credible guaranteed to rouse you to thought. "Richmond Times-Dispatch on Eclipse"

This stellar legal thriller both informs and entertains Patterson has exerted all his considerable skill in creating a nightmare atmosphere that will cling to readers long after the last page is turned. "Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Eclipse"

A satisfying fable that pits a hero who deeply believes in the rule of law against a violent, lawless regime that holds all the cards. "Kirkus Reviews on Eclipse""

"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 on The Spire

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

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

"A page-turner." --The New York Times Book Review on Degree of Guilt

"Compulsively readable." --People on Degree of Guilt

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

"Flamboyant and entertaining." --The Boston Globe on Degree of Guilt

"Electrifying." --The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Degree of Guilt

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

"Absorbing." --Publishers Weekly on Degree of Guilt

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

"Compelling and credible...guaranteed to rouse you to thought." --Richmond Times-Dispatch on Eclipse

"This stellar legal thriller both informs and entertains... Patterson has exerted all his considerable skill in creating a nightmare atmosphere that will cling to readers long after the last page is turned." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Eclipse

"A satisfying fable that pits a hero who deeply believes in the rule of law against a violent, lawless regime that holds all the cards." --Kirkus Reviews on Eclipse

From the Back Cover

"GRIPPING...THE INTELLIGENT READER'S JOHN GRISHAM."--CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

A man has been found dead, a gun still wedged in his mouth. It looks like Ricardo Arias killed himself...but the physical evidence tells a different story. The police investigation turns up all sorts of troubling data--a bitter estrangement between Ricardo and his wife, Terri; an ugly custody battle over their six-year-old daughter, Elena; charges of child molestation. And before long there's a murder suspect: San Francisco defense attorney and political hopeful Christopher Paget.

"MASTERFUL. EYES OF A CHILD DAZZLES...RIGHT UP TO THE VERY END."--SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

But where's the motive? It could be that Paget is Terri's new lover. Or that Paget's own teenage son is the one who's accused of abusing Elena. But a series of long-hidden secrets--on both sides of the case--are slowly rising to the surface...and threaten to explode in the courtroom, where the final verdict will be delivered. Where the truth about what really happened to Ricardo Arias will either be revealed--or buried for good...

"A TAUT NAIL-BITER...[THAT] PROVIDES THE THRILL OF A LEGAL HUNT."--USA TODAY

Edition details

• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091791723
• ISBN 13: 9780091791728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576