The spellbinding story of an American lawyer who takes on a
nearly impossible case—the defense of an African freedom
fighter against his corrupt government’s charge of murder
Damon Pierce’s life has just reached a defining moment: a
gifted California lawyer, he’s being divorced by his wife
and his work often seems soulless. Then he receives a
frantic e-mail from Marissa Brand Okari—a woman he loved
years ago—and decides to risk everything to respond to her
plea for help.
Marissa’s husband, Bobby Okari, is the charismatic leader
of a freedom movement in the volatile west African nation
of Luandia, which is being torn apart by the world’s
craving for its vast supply of oil. Bobby’s outspoken
opposition to the exploitation of his homeland by
PetroGlobal—a giant American oil company with close ties to
Luandia’s brutal government—has enraged General Savior
Karama, the country’s autocratic ruler. After Bobby leads a
protest rally during a full eclipse of the sun, everyone in
his home village is massacred by government troops. And now
Bobby has been arrested and charged with the murder of
three PetroGlobal workers. Still drawn to Marissa, Pierce
agrees to defend Bobby, hoping to save both Bobby and
Marissa from almost certain death. But the lethal politics
of Luandia may cost Pierce his life instead.
Culminating in a dramatic show trial and a desperate race
against time, Eclipse combines a thrilling narrative with a
vivid look at the human cost of the global lust for oil.
Here is Richard North Patterson at his compelling best,
confirming his place as our most provocative author of
popular fiction.
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