Eyes of a Child (novel)

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Eyes of a Child
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Author Richard North Patterson
CountryUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
Genre Legal thriller
Set in San Francisco
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages576
ISBN 978-0345386137

Eyes of a Child is a 1995 legal thriller novel by Richard North Patterson, and is rated as one of the top ten legal thrillers by Narayan Radhakrishnan. [1]

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References

  1. "Legal Thriller". Art and Popular Culture.