![]() ![]() The writing isn’t great and, as thrillers go, there’s little suspense, a not too surprising twist at the end and a completely unsatisfying conclusion. ![]() Alas, his book suffers from serious problems that reference to sources on all sides cannot ameliorate.įirst, as a work of fiction, Patterson has written an inventive, albeit implausible plot, involving an American Jewish man and a Palestinian Muslim woman who meet in law school, have an affair and then are brought together years later when he decides to represent her when she is tried for her role in a terrorist conspiracy. He writes off the anticipated criticism he would get as partisans “so committed to their own narrative that they are grossly offended by any deviation.” To further try to insulate himself from any accusation of bias, he cites as readers two of the best known advocates on each side, Alan Dershowitz and Jim Zogby. Richard North Patterson knew that he was going to have problems with his novel Exile because he devotes six pages at the end to talk about the controversy he expected. Exclusive Book & Movie Reviews: Book, Movie & Music Reviews: Table of Contents ![]()
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