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The Final Judgment
The Final Judgment
Author: Richard North Patterson
At a heady moment of triumph in her legal career, Caroline Masters is summoned home to defend her niece who has been charged with the murder of her lover. Caroline soon finds herself engulfed by her own past and struggling to maintain the "withdrawal of feeling" that has been the cornerstone of her professional success. An electrifying new novel...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679429890
ISBN-10: 0679429891
Publication Date: 11/15/1995
Pages: 437
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 31 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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This book is definitely not a pager turner but I enjoyed reading it because of all the twists and turns. The characters are so well defined I started feeling for them. The one downside I had was I had the ending pretty much figured out early going in the book so that was a let down. Overall it was a pretty good read.
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Grnemae avatar reviewed The Final Judgment on + 451 more book reviews
A great story that will keep you on the edge right to the end.
Marcia avatar reviewed The Final Judgment on + 378 more book reviews
Long estranged from her blue-blooded New England family, attorney Caroline Masters is summoned home to defend her niece against charges of murder. Police found twenty-two-year old Brett Allen blood -spattered and incoherent near the scene of the crime, the weapon covered with her fingerprints.
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Excellent, compelling read. I hated to put it down at night!
Alacornlady avatar reviewed The Final Judgment on + 79 more book reviews
Riveting. Couldn't put it down.
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I couldn't put this one down!! Great read.
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With the first scenes of Richard North Patterson's electrifying new audio, we are plunged into the moment of a vicious crime: 22-year-old Brett Allen discovers her boyfriend brutally slain--and finds herself, only hours later, in police custody, the prime suspect. Her aunt, Caroline Masters is summoned to act as her defense attorney. the result is a painful meeting with Brett, whom Caroline has not seen since infancy and a confrontation with 3 people from whom she is deeply estranged, her first lover, who is now the prosecutor, her half-sister, and most difficult of all, her domineering father. The story moves quickly now, opening into the police investigation and the courtroom. Yet the truths about herself and her family that Caroline ultimately uncovers are painful beyond the deepest doubts and shocking beyond the deepest fears that haunt her adult life--and make up the explosive core of the author's most powerful novel to date.
wordyone avatar reviewed The Final Judgment on + 112 more book reviews
Not a bad story. It held my interest, but was a bit predictable. Abridged version.

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