... However, it pains me to say that I was disappointed with Beach Road. It didn't have the fast paced, page turning abilities that is so apparent in many of his books and I actually found it hard, at times, to concentrate on the story and stay interested.
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Tom Dunleavy owns ... Read review
Tom Dunleavy has a one-man law firm in East Hampton summer home to billionaires ... more
andHollywood celebrities. But his clients are the people he grew up with the people who make a living serving the rich. When an old friend Dante Halleyville is arreste...
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This title starts with the rape of a young black girl: Nikki Robinson is cleaning the ... more
mansion on Beach Road owned by the Merrick family, when the owner's son assaults her. Then, three teenage boys are shot dead on the beach - one is Michael Merrick, and one of the black kids accused of the murders is Nikki's half-brother, Eli. Defending them isn't going to be easy. No witness to the murders can be found. The rich local community don't want any murky secrets revealed about life in the Hamptons. And Tom and Kate, the two lawyers working on the case, haven't exactly been on good terms since their affair broke up. (courtesy Amazon.co.uk)
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Advantages: Another book to add to your James Patterson collection Disadvantages: Nowhere near as good as his other books
...that I was disappointed with Beach Road. It didn't have the fast paced, page turning abilities that is so apparent in many of his books and I actually found it hard, at times, to concentrate on the story and stay interested.
Plot
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Tom Dunleavy owns a law firm in East Hampton but his clients are usually those serving the rich as opposed to the billionaires and celebrity types that swarm the beaches. He mainly ... ...was also co-writer on The Beach House which is a book that is another of my favourites of James Patterson's.
The characters didn't seem to have the same sort of flare that is unmistakable in his other books and they didn't really keep me interested. The story itself was not a bad idea but parts of the book seemed to drag on a bit and there seemed to be chapters included to simply make up the pages but didn't seem to really have any ... more
For those of you who have read my other reviews you will know that I have a great love of reading and in particular of novels by the great James Patterson. So much so, that when a new book of his comes out, I will instantly buy it without even reading the back cover as I know that I will love it. However, it pains me to say that I was disappointed with Beach Road. It didn't have the fast paced, page turning abilities that is so apparent in many of his books and I actually found it hard, at times, to concentrate on the story and stay interested.
Plot ********* Tom Dunleavy owns a law firm in East Hampton but his clients are usually those serving the rich as opposed to the billionaires and celebrity types that swarm the beaches. He mainly deals with real estate property and doesn't make much money to keep going. Then a friend of Tom's, Dante Halleyville, an up and coming basketball pro is arrested for a triple murder near a famous actor's mansion, after what seems to be a racial attack at a basketball court. Tom knows that Dante is innocent and Dante asks him to represent him. Knowing that he wont be able to pull it off on his own, he asks for the help of Kate Costello, a Manhattan superlawyer who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. Kate (after some gentle persuasion) agrees. They take a lot of abuse from locals in the area who believe that Dante is guilty so have this to put up with as well. In their search to find who really murdered the three young men, they do their best to expose the killer but they discover something else which is much more shocking. *********
The beginning of the book I found particularly hard to get into because so many characters were being introduced and I had to remember who was who and I had to keep flicking back through the book to remind myself.
There is a twist at the end of the book (which obviously I wont tell you what that is!) which did make the ending more interesting than it could have been but the book in general was still very disappointing. I didn't feel it was on par with his other great novels that are not in the Alex Cross or in the Woman's Murder Club series, such as The Lifeguard, Honeymoon etc and maybe it could be the influence of Peter de Jonge as co-writer that made the difference, but Peter de Jonge was also co-writer on The Beach House which is a book that is another of my favourites of James Patterson's.
The characters didn't seem to have the same sort of flare that is unmistakable in his other books and they didn't really keep me interested. The story itself was not a bad idea but parts of the book seemed to drag on a bit and there seemed to be chapters included to simply make up the pages but didn't seem to really have any relevance (the Steven Spielberg party for example). The chapter length had the typical James Patterson short chapters of a few pages but there wasn't a fast paced, thrilling atmosphere to them. Each 'main' character takes control of the story at some point so we see lots of points of view, but this can get a bit too much at times as usually in his book there is just two or three at the most but in Beach Road there was about seven. Needless to say, again I was forced to have to flick back through the book to remind me of who the character was as they didn't seem to flow in to each other.
Overall I have to say that I wasn't very impressed with this book. It was not completely awful but I am used to the excellent, edge of my seat, thrillers that he is so famous for and this book isn't even close. If you have never read a Patterson before then you may find this book really interesting and enjoyable but if you are a big Patterson fan and have liked his other novels, then you may, like me, find this one a disappointing hard to get through read.
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Advantages: major twist in plot, good all round summer read Disadvantages: possibly predictable, not as good as Cross
Beach road is a stand alone legal thriller by James Patterson. It revolves around a lawyer, tom Dunleavey, and a man he is trying to get off a triple murder charge, Dante Halleyville.
This book is an ideal summer read; it is only short and took just a day and a bit to complete for me. It is told chapter by chapter from one of the characters’ perspectives.
Background of author:
James Patterson is one of the biggest selling authors alive today, ... ...His other credentials include coming up with a slogan for Toys R’ Us. He has collaborated with a number of co authors on his books, including Maxine Paetro, Andrew Gross and in this book, Michael Ledwidge. Andrew gross has now gone on from co authoring to release his own book, \'the blue zone\', which largely follows in the footsteps of Patterson. James\' Alex Cross series is one of the biggest selling series\' of all time.
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Tom has his ...
jimmijamie 21.08.2007
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Advantages: Quick page turner with a twist Disadvantages: Style can confuse, I am sure I have read similar before.
Firstly, let me say that I am an avid reader and have read around 20 of Mr Pattersons books to date. However, this one was the most disappointing for a number of reasons. Having said that I did enjoy it still but it won't be one I will be putting on my "must reread at some point" pile. So let's start off with a quick plot.
Tom Dunleavy, former Pro Basketball player turned lawyer after an injury, defends Dante, Americas next NBA star (when he decides ... ...accusation is murder, not one but three, which quickly turns to four with maybe a fith thrown in for good measure if people can work out the connection.
Not only is Tom Dunleavy the defendents Lawyer, but also a friend and was also present at a friendly game the afternoon before the murders take place. However, the game turns nasty with the result that a friend of Dantes pulling a gun.
The rest of the book involves Tom, and now super lawyer Kate, ...
RetailSnooper 12.09.2007
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Advantages: It's by James Patterson Disadvantages: You'll be expecting typical James Patterson quality
I am an avid James Patterson fan and there are very few of his boks that I haven't read. It is true that his novels are fast paced, gritty and keep you engrossed so that you don't want to put the book down. This one, however, is a bit of an exception to that rule, in good ways and bad. I'll give you the bad reason first.
This novel is based on an event that acrtually happened, in the Hamptons, New York (It says so in the foreword) and if you have ... ...can be quite difficult for an author to keep you gripped whilst sticking true to the facts instead of delving deep into their imagination. That said I think that JP does manage to keep the story real as well as keeping you entertained.
The plot is this. Tom Dunleavy, Lawyer to the lower classes who serve the billionaires in the Hamptons, is asked to defend his young friend and upcoming basketball genius Dante Hallyville, for a triple homicide. Aided ...
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