Character guide · 8 books · 1979 to 2003 · Mostly set in San Francisco

Richard North Patterson

Thriller and suspenseLegal thriller Political thriller

Richard North Patterson, a former lawyer, writes legal and political thrillers. Christopher Paget is a San Francisco lawyer; Kerry Kilcannon is a senator who runs for President; Caroline Masters is a lawyer who becomes a judge, and characters cross between the books.

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Kilcannon and Masters

7 books · Mostly set in San FranciscoLegal thrillerPolitical thriller

1The Lasko Tangent1979With Christopher PagetBuy on Amazon
2Degree of Guilt1993With Christopher PagetBuy on Amazon
3Eyes of a Child1995With Christopher Paget and Terri PeraltaBuy on Amazon
4The Final Judgment1995With Caroline MastersBuy on Amazon
5No Safe Place1998With Kerry Kilcannon · Set in Washington, D.C.Buy on Amazon
6Protect and Defend2000With Kerry Kilcannon · Set in Washington, D.C.Buy on Amazon
7Balance of Power2003With Kerry Kilcannon · Set in Washington, D.C.Buy on Amazon