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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780345325327
ISBN number: 034532532X
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 368
Printing Date: July 12, 1985
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: July 12, 1985
Sale Popularity Level: 96614
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'Mr. Patterson is a natural storyteller....Fast moving...A handsome job.'
THE NEW YORK TIMES
William Lasko is a self-made millionaire who's got an eye for wealth and influence, the ear of the president, and a talent for using both to get what he wants. Now the Economic Crimes Commission wants the corrupt, untouchable Lasko brought down--and U.S. Attorney Christopher Paget is tapped to take on the job.
To gather enough evidence to nail Lasko without alienating the White House, Paget's got to go by the book. But Lasko makes his own rules. And eliminating enemies is William Lasko's golden one....
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Haven't read _The Lasko Tangent_ (yet: I know, I know--so why am I writing this review?!).
Truth be told I came to Richard North Patterson's plot and character development from his more recent books.
And I'd like you to know that Chris Paget remains a great character in the ones that I've read where he has appeared... _Conviction_ is (perhaps?) the most recent.
Now that I'm halfway done with _Degree of Guilt_ I think I've got to put _Exile_ back on the library shelves and go to Patterson's very first book. And I am VERY much looking forward to it, even if it's not as good as his later books...
But thanks anyway.
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Good story, well crafted and hard to put down! I'll read ALL his books in the future.
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THE LASKO TANGENT is Richard North Patterson's very first novel, written in 1978 at the age of twenty-nine. It won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and Patterson later wrote two massively successful books featuring the same lead character in the early 1990s.
For a debut, THE LASKO TANGENT is extremely well written. Patterson is clearly a first-rate wordsmith, and you can see his talent virtually leap off the page. My major problem with this novel, however, is that the central character is not particularly likable. He is a young, rather arrogant individual who is hard to care for. Since he is the only fully developed character in the book, this creates a novel without much of a hero.
THE LASKO TANGENT also has remarkably convoluted storyline that focuses on a complex money laundering scheme. Although I ultimately found this plot quite clever, it is rather hard to follow in spots. The hero's job is never clearly defined or explained to the reader. I also found the ending of this novel abrupt and rather unsatisfying.
Ultimately, I recommend this book only for hardcore fans of Patterson. The prose is definitely first-rate, but I felt the characterization and plot were somewhat lacking. If you're new to Patterson, you may want to try his later novels first, such as DEGREE OF GUILT.
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This is Patterson's very first book, and in his introduction he offers an explanation for its inception. Christopher Paget appears in two later novels, "Degree of Guilt" and "Eyes of a Child" which are far superior novels than this one. Be warned, though---if you read "Degree of Guilt" very first you'll pretty much know what happens in this book. Paget is a little overbearing and cynical in this one and not as likeable in his mature years. The pace is pretty effective, and the villains are appropriately nasty. I found the ending a tad bit too brisk; it just seemed to end.
RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO ENJOY THE BETTER SEQUELS.
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This is the very first of the "Paget Trilogy" and is a pretty decent book. Let's remember Patterson was 29 when he wrote this back in 1979. I guess that could explain the dope references, which didn't bother me at all. A flawed main protagonist??? Oh my God, The HORROR!!! Easy read that will set you up for the much better "Degree of Guilt".
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