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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780345300201 ISBN: 0345300203 Label: Ballantine Books Manufacturer: Ballantine Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: February 12, 1982 Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: February 12, 1982 Studio: Ballantine Books Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The outside man is society lawyer Adam Shaw. A northerner in a southern town jealous of its secrets, he finds the dead body of his best friend's wealthy wife -- and his friend is missing. In a world where wealthy people will stop at nothing to maintain a genteel image, Shaw must gamble his career, his marriage, and his very life in a passionate quest for the real murderer -- and learn the shocking truth about his own past and future . . . . "A classic detective story." -- The New York Times Book Review "Rich, complex, beautifully written." -- The New Republic "Richard North Patterson seems destined for celebrity status, alongside Scott Turow and John Grisham, as an acknowledged master." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Slow, not his bestI like most of his other books I've read but this is slow and a bit obvious as it goes along. If your have never read Patterson start with another... Rating:  - Ho-HumMain character, Adam Shaw was only missing a cape as he took on everyone in his search for truth and justice. Yawwwn! Rating: - Entertaining But Not Greatly MemorableOriginally from Ohio, Adam Shaw married socialite Kris Ann Cade straight out of law school. Seven years later finds himself employed by her father's celebrated law firm in Birmingham, Alabama. When an errand sends him to a client's home, Shaw stumbles onto the body of Lydia Cantwell. Frustrated by police suspicions of Lydia's husband Henry, Adam undertakes his own investigation--and quickly finds himself embroiled in law firm politics, police prejudice, and a host of long-hidden secrets that threaten ... Read More Rating:  - Couldn't finish it...I read "Silent Witness" and really lived it. I saw this book for sale and figured I'd give it a try. Poor move. The book was hard to follow. There were so many flashbacks I had a hard time figuring out where I was (not the plot - the actual place the characters were). I forced myself to keep reading, hoping that it would improve. It didn't. I put the book down about 20 pages from the end. Rating: - My First Brush With Author Inspires Further InvestigationI just finished this novel (my wife grabbed it for me at a used book sale), and I was surprised to realize I'd never read the author before. And I found more than enough to like about "The Outside Man" to gladly pursue more of his material. While earlier reviewers are correct when they say Patterson's habit of jumping around can be a bit disconcerting, I wonder how much of that is simply due to other authors in the genre feeding us a steady diet of completely linear plots. Regardless, it's Patterson's ... Read More 
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