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Review of "Beach Road" by James Patterson & Peter De Jonge

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Beach Road
by James Patterson & Peter De Jonge

Little, Brown and Company
Hardcover
$27.95 Suggested Retail Price

This tale is about one Tom Dunlevey who is a lawyer and has opened his own firm with only his dog for company. He lives in East Hampton and his local clients just keep him in paperclips. When his old friend, Dante, is arrested for a triple murder that took place on the beach, he asks Tom to help him. Dante is a famous star athlete. Tom belives that Dante is innocent and has agreed to represent him. Next, an old girlfriend named Kate shows up and she joins Tom in the defense of Dante. The story is written in very short chapters. Each section of three pages is told from one of the character's point of view. This is a different and most attractive technique, once you get used to it. The problem is that I did not like the ending. In fact, the ending ruined the whole story. I didn’t see it coming, but it is distressing and not at all what I wanted. The new approach to storytelling is worth reading and enjoying, but you take your own chances for a disappointing conclusion.


Rainbo Electronic Reviews published this review in our August, 2006 issue.




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