IN THE NAME OF HONOR by Richard North Patterson - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK
See all titles by Richard North Patterson.Home from Iraq, a lieutenant kills his commanding officer—was it
self-defense or premeditated murder? An enthralling novel of suspense
about the high cost of war and secrets
The McCarrans and the
Gallaghers, two military families, have been close for decades, ever
since Anthony McCarran—now one of the army's most distinguished
generals—became best friends with Jack Gallagher, a fellow West Pointer
who was later killed in Vietnam. Now a new generation of soldiers faces
combat, and Lt. Brian McCarran, the general's son, has returned from a
harrowing tour in Iraq. Traumatized by wartime experiences he will not
reveal, Brian depends on his lifelong friendship with Kate Gallagher,
Jack's daughter, who is married to Brian's commanding officer in Iraq,
Capt. Joe D'Abruzzo. But since coming home, D'Abruzzo also seems changed
by the experiences he and Brian shared—he's become secretive and
remote.
Tragedy strikes when Brian shoots and kills D'Abruzzo on
their army post in Virginia. Brian pleads self-defense, claiming that
D'Abruzzo, a black-belt martial artist, came to his quarters, accused
him of interfering with his marriage, and attacked him. Kate supports
Brian and says that her husband had become violent and abusive. But
Brian and Kate have secrets of their own, and now Capt. Paul Terry, one
of the army's most accomplished young lawyers, will defend Brian in a
high-profile court-martial. Terry's co-counsel is Meg McCarran, Brian's
sister, a brilliant and beautiful attorney who insists on leaving her
practice in San Francisco to help save her brother. 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.