The Outside Man

Ballantine Books (Feb 12, 1981)

9780345300201

| Mass Market Paperback

303 pages | 109 x 173 mm | English

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Dewey 813.54

LC Classification CPBBoxno.1791 .vol. 7

LC Control No. 2002559281

Genre

Fiction
Legal Stories

Subject

Friendship
Lawyers
Mystery Fiction
Southern States
Trials (Murder)

Plot

The outside man is society lawyer Adam Shaw. A northerner in a southern town jealous of its secrets, he finds the dead body of his best friend's wealthy wife -- and his friend is missing.In a world where wealthy people will stop at nothing to maintain a genteel image, Shaw must gamble his career, his marriage, and his very life in a passionate quest for the real murderer -- and learn the shocking truth about his own past and future . . . ."A classic detective story." -- The New York Times Book Review"Rich, complex, beautifully written." -- The New Republic"Richard North Patterson seems destined for celebrity status, alongside Scott Turow and John Grisham, as an acknowledged master." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review

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