Books with author Richard North Patterson

The McCarrans and the Gallaghers, two families with deep ties to the military, have been close for decades. Soon after Lt. Brian McCarran returns from a tour in Iraq--traumatized by experiences he will not reveal--he shoots and kills his commanding officer, the husband of his lifelong friend, Kate Gallagher. Brian claims self-defense, and now Capt. Paul Terry, one of the army's most accomplished young lawyers, will defend him in a high-profile court-martial. Terry's co-counsel is Meg McCarran, Brian's sister, a brilliant and beautiful attorney who insists on joining the defense. Before the case is over, Terry will become deeply entwined with Meg and the McCarrans and learn that families, like war, can break the sturdiest of souls.

When Jack is unexpectedly left in the care of a distant and unknown aunt, he has no idea how much his life is about to change. Constantly bullied and mistreated, it takes a chance encounter with Mango Chutney, inventor, traveller and engineer, before his luck finally begins to change.Together, they stumble upon a surprising discovery which looks set to make their fortune - until, that is, Jack's evil aunt uncovers their secret and decides to claim it for herself. . .Ages 6-9