Judge & Jury

By James Patterson and Andrew Gross

Book Overview

From #1 bestselling author James Patterson comes the ultimate legal thriller where the judge and jury are terrified. The verdict: run for your life. Failing to escape jury duty, aspiring actress Andie DeGrasse ends up as Juror #11 in a landmark case. In this new Trial of the Century, a Mafia don known as the Electrician is linked to hundreds of gruesome crimes. Tracking this ruthless killer for years, senior FBI agent Nick Pellisante fears that the defendant's power reaches far beyond the courtroom, even if the FBI's evidence is ironclad. Just as the jury finishes deliberations, the Electrician makes a devastating move that shocks the entire nation - and shatters Andie's world. Now she and Pellisante must hunt for the Electrician before he executes his most horrifying endgame.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446619000
• ISBN13: 9780446619004
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Jury duty

Appointed to jury duty and found this novel to read. Came in great condition.

James Patterson doesn't disappoint!

I was looking for a new hobby. Who knew it would be reading? Diana

Well Done thriller

A fast paced mystery book that will keep a reader's attention from beginning to end. Good writing, interesting plot, and all the necessary twists and turns and suspense that makes a engaging thriller fun to read.

Great book!

James Patterson did a great job as usual. I was throughly involved in this one all through the book. I finished it last night...could not stop reading. 1 AM snuck up on me!

The Old James Patterson is Evident Here!

This was a terrific read! I have read all of JP's work and in past reviews I have come down hard on him for "cranking out" some mediocre work, however, this piece finds him back to his earlier masterful writing. We have a great plot here with some very cool characters whom we get to know relatively well. I loved the ending, it was a good solid ending and not as unbelievable as that last one he wrote for "Beach Road." Welcome back Jimmy. I can't wait to get to "Cross." Guy De Rosa Los Angeles, California

Every once in a while....perfection!

Oh, this was a grabber. Nothing's missing in this thrill a minute saga - which has been voted "the book I most enjoyed while staying in Barbara's guest room." Two guests now have been up all night reading "Judge and Jury". It's featured prominently on my guest room book shelf with a strong recommendation that if they want to read a good yarn, this is it. Although everyone reports favorably on the book, it does make for some pretty droopy-eyed siteseeing the next day. I loved the premise of this one - felt I knew the characters, and I thoroughly enjoyed the trip to Ushuaia. I never knew what the end of the world was like, but now I feel I've been there. As a writer myself, I marvel at James Patterson's output. I guess if he experiences writer's block, he just says, "Here, Andrew, you write for a while." Whatever the procedure, they hit an ace with this one. And, what's really great is that while I'm still riding the crest of the wave on Judge and Jury, the news reports another new book about to be launched - "Cross". I can't wait!

Patterson Does it Again (with A. Gross)

One thing about James Patterson....He's not Mr. Nice Guy (as a writer). I have to remind myself that these are works of fiction and that the characters are not real. He keeps his thrill-level and my adrenalin high, and makes sure to throw in enough surprises to keep me guessing and reading on (in my case, listening on). As an Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club fan, I am pleased with this book, and constantly wonder how this man can keep turning out great stories in addition to his "usual" series'. Let's give this four-and-a-half stars, as his series works are still top notch in my book; but this comes pretty close!