The Lasko Tangent by Richard North Patterson

The Lasko Tangent by Richard North Patterson

Richard North Patterson

1947-present

Richard North Patterson, a prominent author, was born in Berkeley, California, and raised in Bay Village, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate studies at Ohio Wesleyan University and obtained a JD from Case-Western Reserve University School of Law. After working for the Office of the Attorney General of Ohio and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Patterson settled in Birmingham, Alabama, where he became a partner in a law firm. While attending creative writing classes at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he began writing his first novel, The Lasko Tangent. Despite a hiatus from writing in the mid-1980s, Patterson resumed his literary career and achieved success with the bestselling novel Degree of Guilt in 1993, leading him to transition to full-time writing. His contributions have earned him various accolades, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award and the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere. Today, Patterson resides between San Francisco and Martha's Vineyard, and his papers are archived at Boston University.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1979

The Lasko Tangent. New York; Norton, 1979.

AL Book Collection

Patterson, Richard North, “The Lasko Tangent by Richard North Patterson,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/8702.