Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
ISBN 10 | 330456512 |
Book Format | Paperback |
Book Description | Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer was it self-defence or pre-meditated murder? The McCarrans and the Gallaghers, two families with deep ties to the military, have been close for decades. Now, Lt. Brian McCarran returns from a harrowing tour in Iraq. Traumatized by war-time experiences he will not reveal, Brian depends on his lifelong friendship with Kate Gallagher, who is married to Brians commanding officer in Iraq, Capt. Joe DAbruzzo. But DAbruzzo also seems changed hes become secretive and remote. Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills DAbruzzo on their army post in Virginia. Brian pleads self-defence, claiming that DAbruzzo accused him of interfering with his marriage, and attacked him. Kate supports Brian and says that her husband had become violent and abusive. But Brian and Kate have secrets of their own. Capt. Paul Terry, an accomplished young army lawyer, will defend Brian in a high-profile court martial. His co-counsel is Meg McCarran, Brians sister, the brilliant, beautiful attorney determined to help save her brother. Terry soon becomes deeply entwined with Meg and the McCarrans and learns that families, like war, can break the sturdiest of souls. |
Language | English |
Publication Date | 40549 |
ISBN 13 | 9780330456517 |
Author | Richard North Patterson |
Language | English |
About the Author | RICHARD NORTH PATTERSON is the author of The Spire, Eclipse and fourteen other bestselling and critically acclaimed novels. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. He lives in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair. |
Edition Number | Unabridged Edition |
Number of Pages | 400 |