No Safe Place

Patterson, Richard North

ISBN 10: 0375403043 ISBN 13: 9780375403040

Publisher: Random House Audio, 1998

Synopsis

4 cassettes / 5 hours
Read by Patricia Kalember
(also available on CD and as an Unabridged Audio)

In his first AudioBook since the national bestseller Silent Witness, Richard North Patterson gives us an extraordinary novel of presidential politics.

Senator Kerry Kilcannon's insurgent campaign against Vice President Dick Mason has come down to the last seven days.  Whoever wins the California presidential primary is likely to win the Democratic nomination.  And for all the votes his passions and magnetism have gained him, Kerry's problems are formidable.

Kerry is haunted by the tragedy of his older brother, a presidential candidate who was assassinated in California twelve years earlier.  Kerry has stumbled in his advocacy of abortion rights, and a right-to-life fanatic has pushed this explosive issue to the forefront by murdering three people at a women's clinic.  In addition, a journalist is striving to verify the story that while still married, Kerry had a live affair with a reporter.  And now, ever more threatening, Kerry is being stalked by the abortion-clinic murdered himself.

With rare authenticity, Richard North Patterson depicts the world of high-stakes presidential politics that will hold the listener enthralled from the first to the last sentence.

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Review

The confident narration of actress Patricia Kalember lends an appropriate polish to this political thriller built around a beleaguered senator's presidential run. "There's still a lot to do," the candidate declares. "And together we will do it." Well, maybe, if he can unburden himself of some hefty personal baggage, outlast a tenacious reporter who smells blood, and dodge a would-be assassin who's milling in the crowds.

Kalember switches gracefully between narrative and dialogue as this five-hour abridged version reveals some all-too-familiar political maneuverings that ratchet ever higher, along with the rising sense of danger. (Running time: five hours, four cassettes) --George Laney

From the Back Cover

In the high-stakes, high-pressure world of presidential politics, where predators carry microphones and one misstep can savage a lifetime of achievement, Kerry Kilcannon is the rarest player of all. Kilcannon believes he can make the system work. And he just may die trying.

Driven by the violent nightmare of his childhood, fueled by forces that few could understand, and burdened by secrets no one must know, Kilcannon is running for President -- and entering the crucial battleground of California with seven days to go. But for Kilcannon, there are hurdles that his courage, charisma, and compassion may not overcome: the network correspondent he still loves; the reporter bent on their exposure; the rival who'll do anything to win; and the fanatic who believes that he must murder Kilcannon to protect the right to life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Audio
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0375403043
• ISBN 13: 9780375403040
• Binding: Audio Cassette