BEACH ROAD

  JAMES PATTERSON

  Tom Dunleavy has a one-man law firm in America's wealthiest resort town--legendary East Hampton. But his job barely keeps him in paper clips. His clients make a living serving the rich. The billionaires and celebrities swarming the beaches already have lawyers on their payroll.

  BERY EXPENSIBE

  Then a friend of Tom's is arrested for a triple murder near a movie star's mansion. Tom knows in his gut that Dante Halleyviile is innocent. Dante asks him to represent him in what could be the Trial of the Century.

  BERY EXCLUSIVE

  Tom recruits Manhattan superlawyer Kate Costello to help. She's a tough hire, because Kate is his ex-girlfriend--but she agrees. In their search to find who really executed three locals, Tom orchestrates a series of revelations to expose the killer--and what emerges is staggering.

  BERY EXPLOSIVE

  The final scenes of this book unveil a truth that will leave readers gasping in shock. Written with the precision that has made James Patterson "a master of his genre" (USA Today), BEACH ROAD is his wildest, most thrilling novel ever.