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- ISBN: 0312946384
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113217391
- Release Date: September 1, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #123353 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #15819 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #220 in Action & Adventure (See Top 100 Action & Adventure Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Eclipse" by Richard North Patterson to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Eclipse"Browse more products related to "Richard North Patterson"Review"[A] nightmare atmosphere that will cling to readers long after the last page is turned." (Starred review.) "Patterson's provocative novels...aren't just about the issues. They also are...pure entertainment." First lineIn a West African village, Marissa Brand Okari watched her husband prepare to risk his life for the act of speaking out. Publisher's noteThe spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a nearly impossible case--the defense of an African freedom fighter against his corrupt government's charge of murder Damon Pierce's life has just reached a defining moment: a gifted California lawyer, he's being divorced by his wife and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives a frantic e-mail from Marissa Brand Okari--a woman he loved years ago--and decides to risk everything to respond to her plea for help. Marissa's husband, Bobby Okari, is the charismatic leader of a freedom movement in the volatile west African nation of Luandia, which is being torn apart by the world's craving for its vast supply of oil. Bobby's outspoken opposition to the exploitation of his homeland by PetroGlobal--a giant American oil company with close ties to Luandia's brutal government--has enraged General Savior Karama, the country's autocratic ruler. After Bobby leads a protest rally during a full eclipse of the sun, everyone in his home village is massacred by government troops. And now Bobby has been arrested and charged with the murder of three PetroGlobal workers. Still drawn to Marissa, Pierce agrees to defend Bobby, hoping to save both Bobby and Marissa from almost certain death. But the lethal politics of Luandia may cost Pierce his life instead. Culminating in a dramatic show trial and a desperate race against time, "Eclipse" combines a thrilling narrative with a vivid look at the human cost of the global lust for oil. Here is Richard North Patterson at his compelling best, confirming his place as our most provocative author of popular fiction. Placing his career on the line to defend a charismatic African freedom fighter who has been charged with murder by the autocratic ruler of Luandia's brutal government, California lawyer Damon Pierce finds his own life at stake as well as that of his client. Reprint. AnnotationDamon Pierce, a divorced and disillusioned lawyer, contacts an old college flame, Marissa, and learns she has married an idealistic human-rights activist, Bobby Okari, and now lives in the beleaguered fictional African country of Luandia, a land awash in oil, corruption, war, and daily atrocity. When Bobby is charged with trumped up charges of murdering three oil workers, Damon takes on the defense, a nearly impossible task in a land where the only law is money, guns, and murder. With ECLIPSE, Richard North Patterson takes the legal thriller to new heights, providing a page-turning read that also tackles some of the most terrible truths and injustices of 21st-century Africa. If You Enjoy "Eclipse (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Eclipse (Paperback)" by Richard North Patterson (Autho...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Action & Adventure BestsellersFiction & Literature Bestselling BooksExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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