Fall From Grace - Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series | Gripping Fiction Novel for Book Clubs & Relaxing Reading

I started reading Richard North Patterson many years ago, discovering that there was a huge difference between him and the other, famous author named Patterson. In this latest work, RNP continues to show well developed plots, rich characters, and graphic senery. He allows the reader to wonder along the story line, then richly rewards us with surprises, twists and revelations.As usual with him, I had the "I should have seen this coming...." experience, only to be humbled that I did not, in fact, "see it coming" at all. Set on Martha's Vineyard where he clearly separates tourists from the local stock, he traces multigenerational family secrets into the books present day protagonist attempt to control events of which he is not fully aware. Expertly and timely revelations take the reader along the unravelling of the family's past, yeilding a rich, rewarding, and often painful journey. Patterson's play of the of family histories and their public counterpose, allows him to demonstrate how incorrect assumptions and deeply hidden secrets twists and alters the family's public persona, keeping all on the outside from seeing the desperate longiing and insecurity and brutality within. A powerful and rewarding journey for the lucky reader who discovers him and is lead back in time to enjoy his previous works as well.