Description
Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unravelling an international conspiracy in While Justice Sleeps.
But as the sparks of Congressional hearings and political skirmishes swirl around her, Avery is approached at a legal conference by Preston Davies, an unassuming young man and fellow law clerk to a federal judge in Idaho. Davies believes his boss, Judge Francesca Whitner, was being blackmailed in the days before she died. Desperate to understand what happened, he gives Avery a file, a burner phone, and a fearful warning that there are highly dangerous people involved.
Another shocking murder leads Avery to a list of names - all federal judges - and, alarmingly, all judges on the FISA Court (the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court), also known as America's "secret court." It is this body which grants permission to the government to wiretap Americans or spy on corporations suspected of terrorism. As Avery digs deeper, she begins to see a frightening pattern - and she worries that something far more sinister may be unfolding inside the nation's third branch of government. With lives at stake, Avery must race the clock and an unexpected enemy to find the answer.
Drawn from today's headlines and woven with her unique insider perspective, Stacey Abrams combines twisting plotlines, wry wit, and clever puzzles to create another immensely entertaining suspense novel.
About the Author
Stacey Abrams is the two-time New York Times bestselling author of Our Time Is Now and Lead from the Outside, an entrepreneur, and a political leader. She served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, and became the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, where she won more votes than any other Democrat in the state's history. She has launched multiple organisations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of colour, and tackling social issues at the state, national, and international levels. She is the founder of Fair Fight, Fair Count, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project. Abrams is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the advisory board of Climate Power 2020 and the advocacy board of the Women's National Basketball Players Association. She has received degrees from Spelman College, the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and Yale Law School.
Reviews
"A thoroughly compelling take on the machinations of Washington and those covetous of power." -New York Magazine
"With Rogue Justice, Abrams delivers another smart, zippy thriller; in Keene, she's created a dogged and determined hero who could take down a whole slate of bad guys between her morning latte and a late lunch." -Washington Post
"Abrams excels at showing how power and the desire for revenge can twist people into the worst versions of themselves." -The New York Times Book Review
"A fleet-footed, spine-chilling narrative.... Abrams is an assured writer and a boffo storyteller who makes diverting use of her knowledge of the American justice system. All politics aside, Rogue Justice is a nonpartisan thrill ride." -Shelf Awareness
"Rogue Justice is creative and fast-paced... it provides the page-turning suspense that is the hallmark of a well-done mystery."-The Post and Courier
"Abrams' appealing characters ground this frenetic thriller in wry humor and heart." -Booklist
"Former Georgia representative Abrams parlays her political knowledge into a complex and highly entertaining thriller....stuffed with genuinely surprising twists.... Political junkies and thriller fans alike will eagerly anticipate the next installment." -Publishers Weekly
PRAISE FOR STACEY ABRAMS:
'A compelling and suspenseful mystery' Mark Billingham
'Remarkable. A twisting, complex legal thriller, steeped in authenticity from the author's own immense background' Peter James
'Glossy, gritty, breathlessly suspenseful, effortlessly authentic, and altogether wonderful' Lee Child
Book Information
ISBN 9780008645632
Author Stacey Abrams
Format Hardback
Page Count 368
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 580g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 34mm
