Search - Degree of Guilt (Christopher Paget, Bk 2)

A famous author is killed by a woman who claimes he tried to rape her....but the eveidence seems to suggest something else. And all the main characters seem to have something to hide, including a judge with an agenda of her own! A very intense courtroom thriller!

This is my first Richard North Patterson book, and I really enjoyed it. However, it is not an easy read, by that I mean not one that you can read quickly. It is very indepth and involved, the story-line is complex and makes you concentrate. But if you like involved courtroom stories, this book is for you. I plan to read more of this author.

Great courtroom drama! Lots of twists.

Excellent drama and plot building.

Mary Carelli, one of the most powerful women in TV journalism, is charged with the murder of Mark Ransom, America's most eminent novelist. Her defense is attempted rape. Her attorney is Christopher Paget, who's also the father of Mary's child. Paget sets out to shock the courtroom with revelations about Ransom as a twisted sexual predator. But as the trial unfolds, it is Paget who will be surprised...by Mary's secret motive for murder...by evidence that Mary's lying...by a woman prosecutor who believes Mary invented the story of rape...and by an enigmatic judge with an agenda of her own.

"Degree of Guilt" is a page turning legal thriller. Mr. Patterson manages to weave legal procedures into a gripping story that leaves the reader neither confused nor bored...This is one book you won't be able to put it down.