Beach Road（海滩路）

Welcome to BEACH ROAD-expensive, exclusive...and explosive. Tom Dunleavy has a one-man law firm in the wealthy resort town of East Hampton. But his job bare-ly keeps him in paper clips because the local rich people already have their own lawyers. Then a friend 'af Tom's is arrest-ed for a triple murder near a movie star's mansion. Tom knows in his gut that Dante Halleyville is innocent. Now representing Dante in what could be the Trial of the Century, Tom recruits Manhattan superlawyer Kate Costello to help. With the entire　nation's eyes on him, Tom orchestrates a series of revelations to expose the killer. And what emerges is staggering-and will shock everyone.

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. VERY EXPENSIVE 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 Halleyville is innocent. Dante asks him to represent him in what could be the Trial of the Century. VERY 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. VERY 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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.