The Spire

''A must read'' Former President Bill Clinton ''Patterson has the rare gift of enthralling as he informs'' Mark Lawson GuardianMark Darrow grows up to become a superb trial lawyer thanks to the mentorship of Lionel Farr a professor at Caldwell the local college. Now its time for Farr to ask his still-youthful protg to return the favour: an embezzlement scandal threatens to destroy Caldwell. Returning to his alma mater as president opens old wounds. Sixteen years before he discovered the body of a black female student Angela Hall at the base of The Spire the bell tower that dominates the leafy campus. His best friend Steve Tillman was charged with Angelas murder and given a life sentence. Darrow begins his own inquiry into the murder and is soon convinced that the killer is still at large. His own life too may be at risk . . . Gripping and razor-sharp The Spire is a hugely satisfying thriller a poignant love story and Richard North Pattersons most compelling novel in years.