Writer, Novelist, and Attorney
Meet patrick hyde
Novelist and attorney Patrick Hyde began his Washington D.C. legal career as an attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor with several years in the Special Litigation Division of the Solicitor’s Office on a Las Vegas case against figures with organized crime ties who received huge illegal pension fund loans. Later, as a private criminal defense attorney, he litigated hundreds of cases and served as the President of the D.C. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association. With nearly four decades of experience he has turned to writing crime fiction and to blogging on matters pertaining to criminal rights, civil rights, and other societal concerns.
READ THE NOVEL
In his debut novel, Hyde’s veteran criminal defense attorney must negotiate the seedy back alleys and hidden nooks of Washington, DC to represent his client and seek justice.
“A legal thriller full of grit and charm and telling details froim every link in the justice system food chain. It is clear from page one that Patrick Hyde intimately knows this turf. He delivers it with the wit and wisdom of a consummate insider.”
— Michael Connelly, Lincoln Lawyer
“Patrick Hyde does for Washington, DC what Dashiell Hammett did for San Francisco.”
— Katherine Neville, The Eight and The Fire
READ THE NOVEL
In his debut novel, Hyde’s veteran criminal defense attorney must negotiate the seedy back alleys and hidden nooks of Washington, DC to represent his client and seek justice.
“A legal thriller full of grit and charm and telling details froim every link in the justice system food chain. It is clear from page one that Patrick Hyde intimately knows this turf. He delivers it with the wit and wisdom of a consummate insider.”
— Michael Connelly, Lincoln Lawyer
“Patrick Hyde does for Washington, DC what Dashiell Hammett did for San Francisco.”
— Katherine Neville, The Eight and The Fire
Additional writing
Testimonials
“Much like George Pelecanos, Hyde knows all the nooks and crannies, all the dusty alleyways and grotty street corners, that hover behind the capital city's shiny facade . . . a fresh new voice and another crime author who recognizes that a carefully evoked setting can steal the show.”
Booklist
“Patrick Hyde’s exciting first mystery novel realistically portrays the Washington, D.C. legal system, but that’s no surprise. Hyde is a veteran D.C. criminal lawyer who obviously knows the system inside and out.”
Joseph Scarpato Jr.
Mystery Scene Review
“Hyde has whipped up a tangled complex tale replete with a diverse set of mad characters enhanced with his knowledge of the legal profession . . . the plot’s well-pacing with its twists and turns continually deceive readers- keeping them off balance until the last page.”
Norm Goldman
Bookpleasures
Contact
To contact Patrick Hyde, please send an email to:
hyde6226@aol.com.
To contact Patrick’s publicist, please send an email to:
maryglenn@maryglenn.com.
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