Conviction

Unabridged
Author: Richard North Patterson
Narrator: Patricia Kalember
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Date: January 2005
Length: 17 hours
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Formats:
  • CD
Abridged
Author: Richard North Patterson
Narrator: Patricia Kalember
Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Date: January 2005
Length: 6 hours
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 2/5
Formats:
  • CD

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Overview

From the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author comes the harrowing story of a possibly innocent man, the labyrinthine politics of death row, and one lawyer's personal and professional crisis.

Selected Reviews

Polarizing book?

by Shane
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Conviction

by Linda
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Reviews (7)

Polarizing book?

Written by Shane from Whitsett, NC on August 31st, 2009

  • Book Rating: 4/5

Even in looking at other reviewers words, it seems Patterson has done what he meant to do. This is a fictional look at a REAL life issue that needs to be looked at desperately. The story is good enough to stand alone, but with the twist of wanting us to think about the truth behind the fiction this is a must read. Not a huge fan of the narrator, but good enough!

Conviction

Written by Linda from Houston, TX on November 26th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I found this look at the legal system very disturbing. I would like to think that truth means something. The ruthlessness of some of the judical system of our country, which I am sure was truthfully portrayed in the story makes me sad and thankful I have never had to endure the heartless indifference of many. This story is sure to bring a tear to your eye.

Conviction

Written by Anonymous on November 11th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This book was not one of Richard North Patterson's best works but it was very detailed and had a very unexpected ending

Ok reading

Written by Anonymous from Hannon, ON on October 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This book was a little long in the tooth. It also has many flashback moments that are hard to recognize at first. Overall, it was strictly ok.

Conviction

Written by Anonymous from Atlanta, GA on October 1st, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

I found this book to be very detailed on the legal jargon, and sometimes hard to keep up. Need to be a bit more simplistic on the language, but got the idea none the less. Good enough, but wouldn't rent from Richard Patterson again.

THOUGHT PROVOKING

Written by Cindy on July 17th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This book is not for the faint of heart or the "easy listener". Richard Patterson expects his listeners to learn something in addition to embracing a complex story. It will require your attention and a desire to gain a better understanding of the complexities of capital punishment. Whether you support the death penalty or not, you will finish this book and have your fingers crossed that you never have to encounter a legal system that is doling out final justice in a way that reduces our humaness to written motions and points of order. It will stir your emotions if you are motivated to embrace the twists and turns of the legal arguments.

Conviction

Written by Anonymous from Holliston, MA on May 15th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 1/5

This book is un-listenable. I am a fan of legal genres but this book droned on endlessly with unnecessary legal procedures and jargon. The reader did nothing to improve the content of the book either. If I could give less than 1-star, I would. That being said, I am still a fan of Richard North Patterson and similar authors, but this truly was un-listenable. I have never returned a CD unfinished.

Selected Reviews

Polarizing book?

by Shane
  • Book Rating: 4/5

Conviction

by Linda
  • Book Rating: 3/5

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Author Details

Author Details

Patterson, Richard North

"Richard North Patterson's ten previous novels include the international best-sellers Degree of Guilt, Eyes of a Child, The Final Judgment, and Silent Witness. To write No Safe Place, Mr. Patterson traveled with the 1996 campaign, attended a national political convention, and observed the intimate workings of the Senate. He interviewed more than fifty people, including a former President; presidential candidates; United States senators; a cabinet secretary; senior White House staffers; political consultants, campaign managers, press secretaries, and pollsters; members of the national press; and Secret Service agents.
Mr. Patterson is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and Case Western Reserve School of Law, and he studied creative writing with Jesse Hill Ford at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has won an Edgar Allan Poe Award and the Grand Prix de Litt‚rature PoliciŠre. He and his wife, Laurie, live with their family in San Francisco and on Martha's Vineyard."