- Fiction, Race relations, Social conditions, African Americans
Separated by timeFrom his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written--a novel called Trial.Connected by bloodAs a lawyer in turn-of-the-century Washington D.C., Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases.
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Grave, earnest, unpretentious and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- James Patterson, Richard Dilallo
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 408
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, Grand Central Publishing, RANDOM HOUSE EXPORT
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780316072625
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James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million. In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. Patterson has d
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