The First Counsel

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The First Counsel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Brad Meltzer
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:496
Dimensions(mm): Height 175,Width 111
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
Adventure
ISBN/Barcode 9780340769386
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General
Illustrations n/a

Publishing Details

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publication Date 20 September 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

JFK Jr. was Lark. Amy Carter was Dynamo. Chelsea Clinton was Energy. Meet Shadow. "Shadow" is the Secret Service codename for the First Daughter, Nora Hartson. And when she starts dating young White House lawyer Michael Garrick, he starts feeling like the First Counsel. That's what happens to everyone who lives in her world. It's a world all of us have heard about, but none of us truly know - a world where your dad's the President, your close friends wear earpieces and carry guns and a world where everyone is watching. On a date, Nora and Michael see something they shouldn't. To protect her, he admits to something he shouldn't. And when the problem snowballs out of control, she may have to do something she shouldn't. The First Counsel. The President's Daughter.

Author Biography

Brad Meltzer wrote his first novel while completing law school and writing for the notoriously demanding Law Review, and managed to remain one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Cori, who was his childhood sweetheart and is also a lawyer.

Reviews

'Breakneck... an action-packed read' Mail on Sunday on Dead Even; 'Gets the blood pumping' New York Times on Dead Even; 'Grisham had better beware, for there's a new kid on the block. In the Tenth Justice young Brad Meltzer - all of 26 - has formulated a thriller that fairly crackles, having pace, confidence and velocity-charged story-telling' The Irish Times on The Tenth Justice; 'Legal mega-thriller which plumbs the dark depths of deceit, greed and treachery' The Northern Echo; 'A thriller to rival Grisham' Peterborough Evening Telegraph