Richard North PATTERSON
Richard North Patterson is a New York Times bestselling author of over 20 novels, including legal thrillers like The Lasko Tangent, which won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Mystery Novel in 1979. Before dedicating himself to writing full-time in 1993, he was a trial lawyer, Assistant Attorney General for Ohio, and liaison to the Watergate Special Prosecutor. His works often explore political and social issues such as gun violence, capital punishment, abortion rights, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and he serves as chairman of Common Cause while living in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard.
Legal thriller
Crime fiction
Political fiction
Eden in Winter
eclipse
Exilio
Dark Lady
The Race: A Novel
Protect and Defend
No Safe Place
Loss of Innocence
The Lasko Tangent
Balance of Power
The Final Judgment: A Thriller
Fall from Grace: A Novel
The Devil's Light: A Novel
Loss of Innocence
The Lasko Tangent: A Novel
Conviction: A Novel (Christopher Paget)
In the Name of Honor
Eden in Winter
The Devil's Light: A Novel
Eden in Winter
The Outside Man
Exile
Loss of Innocence
The Outside Man