Eclipse
23 February 2011Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
'Patterson has the rare gift of enthralling as he informs' Mark Lawson, Guardian
In a novel of international intrigue, an American lawyer, Damon Pierce, attempts to save Bobby Okari, the West African leader of a protest movement, from execution by the country’s corrupt and autocratic leader. Pierce is in a race against time, and as the complex trial—involving terrorism and the...
Details
23 February 2011480 pages
9780330515177Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Passionate…exciting [and] eye-opening, page by page.Washington Post
This stellar legal thriller both informs and entertains… Patterson has exerted all his considerable skill in creating a nightmare atmosphere that will cling to readers long after the last page is turned.Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A satisfying fable that pits a hero who deeply believes in the rule of law against a violent, lawless regime that holds all the cards.Kirkus Reviews
Nearly flawless—by the time you realize how well Patterson is writing, you are already caught up in this novel.San Francisco Chronicle
