Patterson graduated in 1968 from ohio wesleyan university and has been awarded that schools distinguished achievement citation and his national fraternitys alumni achievement award. Formerly a trial lawyer, patterson was the secs liaison to the washington special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several washington advocacy groups dealing with gun violence, political reform and womens rights. February 2127, 2021 check our get involved page for ideas on setting up an event in your community. Almost thirty years have passed since tony lord left lake city. Silent witness is, perhaps, his greatest achievement with the technique as his hero, tony lord, is haunted by the 27yearold murder of his high school girlfriend. He has studied with jesse hill ford at the university of alabama birmingham to learn more about fiction writing. In each successive novel since degree of guilt, richard north patterson has experimented with flashbacks and past tragedies to drive the present suspense of his legal thrillers. Richard north patterson, author of silent witness, on librarything. Richard north patterson wrote the novel and thomas michael donnelly wrote the screenplay for tnt. Richard north patterson here wrings every drop of tension out of a tremendous story, culminating in an ending which could not come soon enough.
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Richard north patterson born february 22, 1947 in berkeley, california is an american fiction writer, attorney and political commentator. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Buy silent witness by patterson, richard north from amazons fiction books store.
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