Books by Richard North Patterson
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review 1: kept me reading, but was predictable. None of the characters really caught my heart. Historical references were interesting. my least favorite part of book was the non-profit stop agitation between the characters and within themselves. when reading of dysfunctional family dynamic...
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review 1: This was a marginal read at best. Patterson historically has written strong spy/action/thriller novels. This book in audio took until hour 10 of a 12 hours to engage the action/thriller part. The story was riddled with dialogue and history lessons on the geopolitics of the middle...
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review 1: Now this is Robert North Patterson at his best. The Spire is a thriller involving every day people. His writing style in this novel reminds my of Jeffrey Archer, perhaps my favorite author. This novels follows a high school student, growing up in a small college town, who expe...
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review 1: This author was recommended by Nancy McCormick. It was actually a different book she talked about but this is the one I found. I quite enjoyed this. I learned a lot about the military trial system. Well, a lot of surface facts. He did a great job of explaining why the number...
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review 1: I was really looking forward to this book, the third part of the Blaine Family trilogy. What a disappointment it was. I just couldn't get involved in the story, which seemed turgid and plodding compared to the first two books. There was so much soul-searching, so much looking bac...
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review 1: Interesting story set largely in the Middle East in August and September 2011 with lots of flashbacks to provide context. There are maps as well. A nuclear weapon has been stolen and a video message of Osama Bin Laden has been broadcast announcing that on the anniversary of 9/1...
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review 1: A shooting happens after the husband of a woman discovers she has a paramour - the victim is her husband and the suspect the apparent lover. In fact he has admitted to it, claiming self defence. This defence is not, at first glance, going to fly as the husband was unarmed and w...