"A death in the dark, a young life on the line. From the backroads of rural Georgia to the halls of Congress, this riveting novel draws on Richard North Patterson's years as a trial attorney as well as his insider knowledge of Washington DC. Intricate, compelling, and timely, it may be his best book yet." -Geraldine Brooks, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and New York Times bestselling author of Horse. "It is no overstatement to say that To Kill a Mockingbird for the 21st century has arrived. Trial grapples with the biggest issues of race and justice and does so in a meaningful and engrossing way, page after page. You cannot help being moved by this story and it illuminates the biggest issues we face in our nation today." -James Stavridis, former supreme Allied Commander of NATO and New York Times bestselling novelist. "For all its timely discussion, Trial is first and foremost a novel of irresistible suspense. This is a barnburner of a book whose huge drama, large characters, and elemental conflicts grab you from page one."-Scott Turow, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent and Suspect. "This is a portrait of the America I know. It is compelling, contemporary and thoughtfully researched truth telling. Trial might be fictional but it is real. Allie, Chase, Malcolm, Jabari and Janie are real people. I know them. Their experiences are real. I've lived them."-Bruce Gordon, former CEO of the NAACP

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