The patriot

The world's most popular thriller writer presents the definitive, never before told account of the Aaron Hernandez case.

Everyone thought they knew Aaron Hernandez. He was an NFL star who made the game of American football look easy.

Until he became the prime suspect in a gruesome murder.

But who was Aaron Hernandez, really? Rich with in-depth, on-the-ground investigative reporting that gives readers a front row seat to Hernandez's tumultuous downward spiral, 'The Patriot' reveals the unvarnished truth behind the troubled star, with first-person accounts and untold stories - from his hometown of Bristol, Connecticut to his college days in Gainesville, Florida to the New England Patriots' NFL locker room where he ascended to stardom, to the prison where Hernandez spent his final days.