Private Screening: A Novel

Author: Patterson, Richard North

Brand: Ballantine

Color: Brown

Edition: Reissue

Binding: mass_market

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 464

Release Date: 12-06-1986

Part Number: 9780345311399

Details: Product Description
"Thrilling.... PRIVATE SCREENING succeeds on all counts. It's a footrace of a read, daring you to put it down."
ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION
The nation is stunned silent when presidential hopeful James Kilcannon is shot dead in front of his rock-star girlfriend Stacy Tarrant. Fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord dares to defend the shooter, but the already bizarre plot takes another twist. As America watches, a mysterious and ruthless figure, known only as Phoenix, takes to the airwaves-- and takes the wife of a wealthy newspaper mogul and Stacy's manager as his hostages. Phoenix mounts a televised trial of his own--in which Stacy Tarrant and Tony Lord are helpless defendents, millions of viewers are jurors, and--unless his chilling demands are met--Pheonix is the unstoppable executioner....
Review
"AN EXCITING ANYTHING GOES GRABBER THAT BUILDS TO A TERRIFIC FINISH".
-- New York Daily News
From the Inside Flap
ing.... PRIVATE SCREENING succeeds on all counts. It's a footrace of a read, daring you to put it down."
ATLANTA JOURNAL & CONSTITUTION
The nation is stunned silent when presidential hopeful James Kilcannon is shot dead in front of his rock-star girlfriend Stacy Tarrant. Fiercely independent attorney Tony Lord dares to defend the shooter, but the already bizarre plot takes another twist. As America watches, a mysterious and ruthless figure, known only as Phoenix, takes to the airwaves-- and takes the wife of a wealthy newspaper mogul and Stacy's manager as his hostages. Phoenix mounts a televised trial of his own--in which Stacy Tarrant and Tony Lord are helpless defendents, millions of viewers are jurors, and--unless his chilling demands are met--Pheonix is the unstoppable executioner....
From the Back Cover
The shocking brutal murder of a presidential hopeful. A fiercely independent attorney defending the assassin in the media event of the decade. And a ruthless figure who seizes the airwaves and commits the ultimate act of high-tech terror.
About the Author
Richard North Patterson is the
New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 novels, a former chairman of Common Cause, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Formerly a trial lawyer, Patterson served as the US Security and Exchange Commission's liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.

EAN: 9780345311399

Package Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.0 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English