Beach Road:

Patterson, James & Jonge, Peter De.

ISBN 10: 0316159786 / ISBN 13: 9780316159784

Published by Little Brown & Co, New York, 2006

About this Item

First Edition:First Printing:Book Condition:A Near Fine copy, very gently bumped top and bottom of the spine, internally very clean and bright, tight binding.Dustjacket Condition:Near Fine, very gently rubbed top and bottom of the spine and corners, very small tear 3mm bottom of spine, retains original publishers price.

Seller Inventory # 000749

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beach Road:
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co, New York
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316159786
• ISBN 13: 9780316159784
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Tom Dunleavy has a one-man (and one-dog) law firm in the richest resort town in America - legendary East Hampton, summer home to billionaires and megacelebrities. But his job barely keeps him in paper clips. His clients come from the year-rounders he grew up with, the people who make a living serving the rich. The movie moguls, models, and corporate honchos who swam the beaches every summer already have lawyers on their payroll.
Then an old friend of Tom's, a local star athlete, is arrested for a triple murder on the beach near a movie star's mansion. Tom knows in his gut that Dante Halleyville is innocent. Dante asks Tom to represent him in what could be the new Trial of the Century, and for the first time, Tom is on the spot and in the public eye.
Tom recruits Manhattan superlawyer Kate Costello to help fight this case. She's a tough hire, because Kate is his ex-girlfriend, and she's seen him at his worst - but she comes back. All the two have to do is discover who really executed three locals and why they went to such incredible lengths to set up Dante as the killer. Even as Tom wonders whether he can ever get Kate to forgive him for his past sins, the case takes on astonishing dimensions, revealing a world of illegal pleasures, revenge, and fear among the superrich. With the entire nation's eyes on him, Tom orchestrates a series of revelations to lure the real killer out of hiding - and what emerges is staggering. No could image a killer this ruthless.

Review

'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)

'A clever and powerful mystery-thriller.' (The Daily Telegraph, Australia)

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 )

'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 )

'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 )