Synopses & Reviews
Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer—was it self-defense or premeditated murder? An enthralling novel of suspense about the high cost of war and secrets The McCarrans and the Gallaghers, two military families, have been close for decades, ever since Anthony McCarran—now one of the army's most distinguished generals—became best friends with Jack Gallagher, a fellow West Pointer who was later killed in Vietnam. Now a new generation of soldiers faces combat, and Lt. Brian McCarran, the general's son, has returned from a harrowing tour in Iraq. Traumatized by wartime experiences he will not reveal, Brian depends on his lifelong friendship with Kate Gallagher, Jack's daughter, who is married to Brian's commanding officer in Iraq, Capt. Joe D'Abruzzo. But since coming home, D'Abruzzo also seems changed by the experiences he and Brian shared—he's become secretive and remote.
Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills D'Abruzzo on their army post in Virginia. Brian pleads self-defense, claiming that D'Abruzzo, a black-belt martial artist, came to his quarters, 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, and now Capt. Paul Terry, one of the army's most accomplished young lawyers, will defend Brian in a high-profile court-martial. Terry's co-counsel is Meg McCarran, Brian's sister, a brilliant and beautiful attorney who insists on leaving her practice in San Francisco to help save her brother. Before the case is over, Terry will become deeply entwined with Meg and the McCarrans—and learn that families, like war, can break the sturdiest of souls.
Review
"This book is Patterson at his best, and the listener is in for a suspenseful and thought-provoking listen." -
Publishers Weekly “Patterson's thriller, his best to date, has it all—including a superb narrator in John Bedford Lloyd…Lloyd is at his best in the multiple courtroom scenes as he differentiates the numerous characters. This is a real winner, thanks to both writer and reader—as well as the bonus of an unexpected ending.” - AudioFile magazine, Earphones Award Winner “A powerful and devastating study of war and its aftermath on those who fight… Patterson long ago established himself as one of the nations best writers of serious thrillers, and his latest novel burnishes his reputation as the thinking readers best friend.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Bestseller Patterson explores the concept of honor—and how men and women can sometimes embody and sometimes blacken this lofty concept—in this riveting legal thriller…. Superior genre fiction from a writer at the top of his game.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Pattersons insights into PTSD are fascinating but never interrupt the storys flow to its explosive ending, and his courtroom drama is as intensely engaging as the most action-filled thrillers.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Patterson runs a taut ship in the courtroom, and his crafty dissection of the problems of traumatized veterans returning home will have older readers fondly recalling Anatomy of a Murder.”—Kirkus Reviews “In The Name of Honor is an absolute humdinger of a murder mystery, with a you-will-never-guess twist that I greeted with pure envy. This is a beautifully crafted book that offers not merely unrelenting suspense, but a close look at the dysfunctions of military justice and of one particular family.”
—Scott Turow “A compelling and gripping read. Patterson explores the very real pressures of the loyalty, honor, and duty that accompany military service. Its a thriller that strikes at the heart of every soldier.”—Senator John McCain “As always, Richard North Patterson demonstrates an uncanny knack for selecting a topic as hot as tomorrows headlines, but the pleasures of this book far transcend its gripping and timely subject. In the Name of Honor is a family saga, a courtroom drama, and also a rare kind of love story. There is romance, of course, but also an exploration of other kinds of love—of country, comrades, ideas. This is Pattersons best book yet.”—Geraldine Brooks
“No one knows the courtroom better—no one writes the courtroom better—than Richard North Patterson. In the Name of Honor is a riveting tale of love and betrayal, truth and its role in a search for justice, war and its devastating effect on combatants and their families. As always, Pattersons plotting is brilliant and nuanced, his characters richly developed, and his prose is as elegant as it is gripping.”—Linda Fairstein “Stephen King, in one of his novels, has his main character reflect that ‘Patterson and DeMille are probably the best of the current popular novelists. I could not agree more, and Richard North Patterson has done it again with In the Name of Honor, which will be very favorably compared to The Caine Mutiny.”—Nelson DeMille
Review
"This book is Patterson at his best, and the listener is in for a suspenseful and thought-provoking listen." -
Publishers Weekly “Patterson's thriller, his best to date, has it allincluding a superb narrator in John Bedford Lloyd…Lloyd is at his best in the multiple courtroom scenes as he differentiates the numerous characters. This is a real winner, thanks to both writer and readeras well as the bonus of an unexpected ending.” - AudioFile magazine, Earphones Award Winner “A powerful and devastating study of war and its aftermath on those who fight… Patterson long ago established himself as one of the nations best writers of serious thrillers, and his latest novel burnishes hisreputation as the thinking readers best friend.”Richmond Times-Dispatch “Bestseller Patterson explores the concept of honorand how men and women can sometimes embody and sometimes blacken this lofty conceptin this riveting legal thriller…. Superior genre fiction from a writer at the top of his game.”Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Pattersons insights into PTSD are fascinating but never interrupt the storys flow to its explosive ending, and his courtroom drama is as intensely engaging as the most action-filled thrillers.”Library Journal (starred review) “Patterson runs a taut ship in the courtroom, and his crafty dissection of the problems of traumatized veterans returning home will have older readers fondly recalling Anatomy of a Murder.”Kirkus Reviews “In The Name of Honor is an absolute humdinger of a murder mystery, with a you-will-never-guess twist that I greeted with pure envy. This is a beautifully crafted book that offers not merely unrelenting suspense, but a close look at the dysfunctions of military justice and of one particular family.”
Scott Turow “A compelling and gripping read. Patterson explores the very real pressures of the loyalty, honor, and duty that accompany military service. Its a thriller that strikes at the heart of every soldier.”Senator John McCain “As always, Richard North Patterson demonstrates an uncanny knack for selecting a topic as hot as tomorrows headlines, but the pleasures of this book far transcend its gripping and timely subject. In the Name of Honor is a family saga, a courtroom drama, and also a rare kind of love story. There is romance, of course, but also an exploration of other kinds of loveof country, comrades, ideas. This is Pattersons best book yet.”Geraldine Brooks
“No one knows the courtroom betterno one writes the courtroom betterthan Richard North Patterson. In the Name of Honor is a riveting tale of love and betrayal, truth and its role in a search for justice, war and its devastating effect on combatants and their families. As always, Pattersons plotting is brilliant and nuanced, his characters richly developed, and his prose is as elegant as it is gripping.”Linda Fairstein “Stephen King, in one of his novels, has his main character reflect that ‘Patterson and DeMille are probably the best of the current popular novelists. I could not agree more, and Richard North Patterson has done it again with In the Name of Honor, which will be very favorably compared to The Caine Mutiny.”Nelson DeMille
Review
“Stephen King, in one of his novels, has his main character reflect that ‘Patterson and DeMille are probably the best of the current popular novelists. I could not agree more, and Richard North Patterson has done it again with In the Name of Honor, which will be very favorably compared to The Caine Mutiny.”Nelson DeMille on In the Name of Honor
“One intense courtroom clash after another ... An intelligent and gripping thriller.”The Washington Post on Degree of Guilt “A chilling success ... Richard North Patterson is one of the best in the business.”Time on Eyes of a Child “A shrewd, consistently baffling murder mystery with overtones of New England gothic.”Entertainment Weekly on The Final Judgment “[An] intense courtroom drama ... As startling as the bang of a gavel.”People on Silent Witness “Every now and then ... you come across a thriller so important that it absolutely demands to be read. This is one.”The Times (London) on Exile “Patterson has redefined himself as a writer willing to take risks.”USA Today on The Race
Review
“A powerful and devastating study of war and its aftermath on those who fight… Patterson long ago established himself as one of the nations best writers of serious thrillers, and his latest novel burnishes his reputation as the thinking readers best friend.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch “Bestseller Patterson explores the concept of honor—and how men and women can sometimes embody and sometimes blacken this lofty concept—in this riveting legal thriller…. Superior genre fiction from a writer at the top of his game.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Pattersons insights into PTSD are fascinating but never interrupt the storys flow to its explosive ending, and his courtroom drama is as intensely engaging as the most action-filled thrillers.”—Library Journal (starred review) “Patterson runs a taut ship in the courtroom, and his crafty dissection of the problems of traumatized veterans returning home will have older readers fondly recalling Anatomy of a Murder.”—Kirkus Reviews “In The Name of Honor is an absolute humdinger of a murder mystery, with a you-will-never-guess twist that I greeted with pure envy. This is a beautifully crafted book that offers not merely unrelenting suspense, but a close look at the dysfunctions of military justice and of one particular family.”
—Scott Turow “A compelling and gripping read. Patterson explores the very real pressures of the loyalty, honor, and duty that accompany military service. Its a thriller that strikes at the heart of every soldier.”—Senator John McCain “As always, Richard North Patterson demonstrates an uncanny knack for selecting a topic as hot as tomorrows headlines, but the pleasures of this book far transcend its gripping and timely subject. In the Name of Honor is a family saga, a courtroom drama, and also a rare kind of love story. There is romance, of course, but also an exploration of other kinds of love—of country, comrades, ideas. This is Pattersons best book yet.”—Geraldine Brooks
“No one knows the courtroom better—no one writes the courtroom better—than Richard North Patterson. In the Name of Honor is a riveting tale of love and betrayal, truth and its role in a search for justice, war and its devastating effect on combatants and their families. As always, Pattersons plotting is brilliant and nuanced, his characters richly developed, and his prose is as elegant as it is gripping.”—Linda Fairstein “Stephen King, in one of his novels, has his main character reflect that ‘Patterson and DeMille are probably the best of the current popular novelists. I could not agree more, and Richard North Patterson has done it again with In the Name of Honor, which will be very favorably compared to The Caine Mutiny.”—Nelson DeMille
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IN THE NAME OF HONOR
“Patterson runs a taut ship in the courtroom, and his crafty dissection of the problems of traumatized veterans returning home will have older readers fondly recalling Anatomy of a Murder.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A compelling and gripping read. Patterson explores the very real pressures of the loyalty, honor, and duty that accompany military service. Its a thriller that strikes at the heart of every soldier.”—Senator John McCain
“As always, Richard North Patterson demonstrates an uncanny knack for selecting a topic as hot as tomorrows headlines, but the pleasures of this book far transcend its gripping and timely subject. In the Name of Honor is a family saga, a courtroom drama, and also a rare kind of love story. There is romance, of course, but also an exploration of other kinds of love—of country, comrades, ideas. This is Pattersons best book yet.”—Geraldine Brooks
“Stephen King, in one of his novels, has his main character reflect that ‘Patterson and DeMille are probably the best of the current popular novelists. I could not agree more, and Richard North Patterson has done it again with In the Name of Honor, which will be very favorably compared to The Caine Mutiny.”—Nelson DeMille
“Patterson explores the concept of honor—and how men and women can sometimes embody and sometimes blacken this lofty concept—in this riveting legal thriller…Superior genre fiction from a writer at the top of his game.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A powerful and devastating study of war and its aftermath on those who fight… Patterson long ago established himself as one of the nations best writers of serious thrillers, and his latest novel burnishes his reputation as the thinking readers best friend.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Pattersons insights into PTSD are fascinating but never interrupt the storys flow to its explosive ending, and his courtroom drama is as intensely engaging as the most action-filled thrillers.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“An absolute humdinger of a murder mystery, with a you-will-never-guess twist that I greeted with pure envy. This is a beautifully crafted book that offers not merely unrelenting suspense, but a close look at the dysfunctions of military justice and of one particular family.”—Scott Turow
Synopsis
Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer—was it self-defense or premeditated murder?
Synopsis
“Powerful and devastating.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
Anthony McCarran, one of the armys most distinguished generals, was devastated by the loss of his longtime friend Jack Gallagher, who was killed in Vietnam. For years, the McCarran and Gallagher families have remained close, watching a new generation of soldiers face combat. Today, the generals son Lt. Brian McCarran is back from Iraq. Traumatized by the experience, theres only one person Brian wishes to confide in: Kate Gallagher.
“Explosive.”—Library Journal (starred review)
As the daughter of a fallen soldier, Kate understands the pain of war. But as the wife of Brians commanding officer, the volatile and shell-shocked Capt. Joe DAbruzzo, theres only so much Kate can do to offer comfort—and only so many secrets Brian can share…
“An absolute humdinger of a murder mystery…unrelenting suspense.”—Scott Turow
Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills DAbruzzo on their army post in Virginia after a bitter confrontation. Now, in a high-profile court-martial, Brian must face old demons and new enemies as he fights to prove his innocence with the help of Paul Terry, one of the armys most accomplished lawyers; Terrys co-counsel, who happens to be Brians sister, Meghan; and Kates unwavering support. But before the case is over, Brian will learn that families, like war, can break the sturdiest of souls—and hardest of hearts.
Synopsis
Anthony McCarran, one of the armys most distinguished generals, was devastated by the loss of his longtime friend Jack Gallagher, who was killed in Vietnam. For years, the McCarran and Gallagher families have remained close, watching a new generation of soldiers face combat. Today, the generals son Lt. Brian McCarran is back from Iraq. Traumatized by the experience, theres only one person Brian wishes to confide in: Kate Gallagher.
As the daughter of a fallen soldier, Kate understands the pain of war. But as the wife of Brians commanding officer, the volatile and shell-shocked Capt. Joe DAbruzzo, theres only so much Kate can do to offer comfort—and only so many secrets Brian can share…
Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills DAbruzzo on their army post in Virginia after a bitter confrontation. Now, in a high-profile court-martial, Brian must face old demons and new enemies as he fights to prove his innocence with the help of Paul Terry, one of the armys most accomplished lawyers; Terrys co-counsel, who happens to be Brians sister, Meghan; and Kates unwavering support. But before the case is over, Brian will learn that families, like war, can break the sturdiest of souls—and hardest of hearts.
About the Author
Richard North Patterson is the author of Exile, Degree of Guilt, Silent Witness, The Spire, Eclipse, Eyes Of A Child, Conviction, and many other bestselling and critically acclaimed thrillers. Formerly a trial lawyer, he was the SEC liaison to the Watergate special prosecutor, the assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio, and has served on the boards of several Washington advocacy groups. In 1993, he retired from his law practice to devote himself to writing. His first novel, The Lasko Tangent, was the winner of the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best First Novel in 1980. He is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and is a recipient of their Presidents Award for Distinguished Alumni. He lives in Martha's Vineyard, San Francisco, and Cabo San Lucas with his wife, Dr. Nancy Clair.