Dimensions
153 x 234 x 28mm
The new blockbuster from the thinking man's thriller writer.
A young college president struggles to save his once-prestigious alma mater, Caldwell College, from a financial scandal which may be linked to the murder of a student, some 17 years previously.
The Caldwell campus is dominated by a large bell tower known as The Spire. The Spire ornaments the school yearbook, stationery, all publications. Steeped in lore, it tolls every hour of the school day; or to mark notable events such as athletic triumphs. But in 1993, the body of Angela Hall, a black student, was found at the foot of the Spire. Raped and murdered, she seemed oddly like a sacrifice to the newly-ominous college landmark...
Gripping and razor-sharp, The Spire is both a hugely satisfying thriller and a poignant love story. Richard North Patterson has outdone himself – this is his most compelling novel in years.