Book Review

Exile (2007)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: Jan 09, 2007; Writer: Richard North Patterson; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

When the Israeli PM is gunned down on a San Francisco street in Richard North Patterson's Exile, local lawyer David Wolfe decides to defend the Palestinian woman behind the assassination — who happens to be an ex from Harvard Law School.

Deep Thought
Standing on Mt. Scopus, looking down on Jerusalem, David ''could understand man's desire to possess it.''

Lowdown
Although the thriller plot is flimsy, Exile's political backdrop is vividly wrought.

Originally posted Jan 05, 2007 Published in issue #915 Jan 12, 2007 Order article reprints

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