Whereas Justice Sleeps: A Novel

“Abrams follows in Dan Brown’s footprint with this masterfully plotted thriller that unfolds like the last word chess match—daring transfer to bolder transfer with lives hanging within the stability.”—Lisa Gardner, writer of Earlier than She Disappeared


“A first-class authorized thriller, favorably in comparison with lots of the finest, beginning with The Pelican Transient, which it brings to thoughts. It’s fast-paced and stuffed with surprises—a terrific learn.”—Scott Turow, writer of Presumed Harmless

Avery Keene, a superb younger regulation clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her finest to carry her life collectively—excelling in an arduous job with the court docket whereas additionally coping with a troubled household. When the stunning information breaks that Justice Wynn—the cantankerous swing vote on many present high-profile circumstances—has slipped right into a coma, Avery’s life turns the wrong way up. She is instantly notified that Justice Wynn has left directions for her to function his authorized guardian and energy of legal professional. Plunged into an explosive position she by no means anticipated, Avery finds that Justice Wynn had been secretly researching some of the controversial circumstances earlier than the court docket—a proposed merger between an American biotech firm and an Indian genetics agency, which guarantees to unleash breathtaking ends in the medical area. She additionally discovers that Wynn suspected a dangerously associated conspiracy that infiltrates the very best energy corridors of Washington.

 

As political wrangling ensues in Washington to probably exchange the ailing choose whose life and survival Avery controls, she begins to unravel a rigorously constructed, chesslike sequence of clues left behind by Wynn. She involves see that Wynn had a way more private stake within the controversial case and realizes his complicated puzzle will lead her immediately into hurt’s manner as a way to discover the reality.
Whereas Justice Sleeps is a cunningly crafted, subtle novel, layered with myriad twists and a vibrant forged of characters. Drawing on her astute inside information of the court docket and political panorama, Stacey Abrams reveals herself to be not solely a power for good in politics and voter equity but in addition a serious new expertise in suspense fiction.