Story I wanted about Caroline Masters but not as good as Degree of Guilt.

my first richard patterson, but definitely not the last. Amazing plot and great writing. I was a fan of grisham but outgrew and was looking for someone better. Patterson's legal thrillers are really good and engrossing. Highly recommended. ( )

Editorial Del nuevo extremo , Primera Edicion 28 de noviembre de 1958

An emotional "who done it", once again RNP presents us with a story so realistic and so captivating that it is hard to put down. I liked how he interweaved the past with the happenings of the future. Not overdone but, enough that it kept things interesting. ( )

good @ Caroline Masters + judge — goes back to family in N.H. — case for her daughter

A young man is brutally murdered. His distraught girlfriend is the prime suspect. Her aunt, Caroline Masters, about to take up a top job in the US Court of Appeals, decides to defend the young woman in the murder trial. But this will be Caroline's first contact with her family in almost twenty years, and as she prepares the case and goes through the trial, long forgotten secrets re-surface, pitting Caroline against not only the police and prosecution, but also against her father (a retired judge), her sister and the memory of her young self when she, too, lost a boyfriend in suspicious circumstances.