Private Screening - Softcover

Patterson, Richard North

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345385721 ISBN 13: 9780345385727

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1993

Synopsis

"Thrilling...Succeeds on all counts. It's a footrace of a read, daring you to put it down."
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION
After a presidential hopeful is shot dead in front of his rock star girlfriend Stacy Tarrant, fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord takes on the the defense of the accused. And that erupts into the media event of the decade. But there is more. As America watches, a mysterious and ruthless figure known only as Phoenix takes to the airwaves, the wife of a newspaper mogul and Stacy's manager, his hostages. Then Phoenix mounts of a televised trial of his own--in which Stacy and Tony are helpless defendants, millionsof viewers are jurors, and--unless his chilling demands are met--Phoenix is the unstoppable executioner....

About this title

Review:

"Patterson is one of the best in the business" (Time)

From the Back Cover:

James Kilcannon is the most inspiring presidential hopeful America has seen in many years. When he is shot dead, at point blank range, the nation is stunned. Fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord defends the assassin in a sensational trial that erupts into the media event of the decade. But the most shocking events have yet to unfold.

As America watches, a mysterious and ruthless figure known only as Phoenix takes to the airwaves in the ultimate act of hi-tech terror. Unless his chilling demands are met, Phoenix will become not only the judge, but also the unstoppable executioner...

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0345385721
• ISBN 13: 9780345385727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 441