# The Outside Man

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- Book: [The Outside Man](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-north-patterson/the-outside-man) ([The Outside Man.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-north-patterson/the-outside-man.md))
- Authors: [Richard North Patterson](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-north-patterson)
- Publisher: ballantine_books
- ISBN: 978-03-4530-020-1
- Pages: 320
- Published: 1982-02-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The outside man is society lawyer Adam Shaw. A northerner in a southern town jealous of its secrets, he finds the dead body of his best friend's wealthy wife -- and his friend is missing. In a world where...