#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From celebrated political figure and bestselling author Stacey Abrams, While Justice Sleeps is a gripping, complexly plotted thriller set within the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court.

"A first-class legal thriller, favorably compared to many of the best, starting with The Pelican Brief, which it brings to mind. It's fast-paced and full of surprises--a terrific read. --Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent

Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her strained personal life together. But when the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn--the cantankerous swing vote on the court--has slipped into a coma, Avery's life turns upside down.

She learns that Wynn has appointed her to serve as his legal guardian and hold his power of attorney, plunging her into an explosive role she never anticipated. Avery finds that Justice Wynn had been secretly researching one of the most controversial cases before the court--a proposed merger between an American biotech company and an Indian genetics firm, which promises to unleash breathtaking results in the medical field. She also discovers that Wynn suspected a dangerous conspiracy was infiltrating the highest corridors of power in Washington.

As political wrangling intensifies to replace the ailing judge, Avery begins to unravel the carefully constructed, chess-like sequence of clues Wynn left behind for her. This labyrinthine puzzle, which immediately puts her in harm's way, may ultimately to a stunning truth.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Abrams, Stacey
ISBN: 9780593310939
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 7.80 x 1.40
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Year: 2022

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"A nation of favorite and folly, one might say. Where justice is known but rarely seen.”

Jennifer E. - 4 years 9 months ago

“Imagine if you could target certain genes with a protein that makes a person stronger...You’d have superstrong warriors who require little sleep and less equipment.” Now imagine if you could reverse that. “Target an army and weaken them...genetic weaponization is a fringe field.” An overseas biotech whose purpose is not only to monetize but militarize the human genome meets a terrorist president, and science seduces politics in an illicit and incendiary affair. After the covert murder of more than three hundred people “in the name of a perverted science that weaponized their religious heritage,” the pawns begin to fall. “A missing scientist. A missing budget analyst. A dead nurse. An attempted murder. A Supreme Court justice desperate to save his only son.” And a law clerk entrusted with his life--and the potential fate of nations--in her hands. “America is a contradictory and precocious country...We have, in a very short period of time, managed to commit venial sins against our own people and offer the world repeat examples of exceptionalism. Americans are greedy, brilliant, ambitious, and compassionate. We like to remind everyone about our genius, and yet our leaders make fun of smart people. In less than two centuries, we took over more than half a continent, placed a man on the moon, and invented the Clapper...A nation of favorite and folly, one might say. Where justice is known but rarely seen.” “A bad person can tell the truth, and an honest person can lie...Some lie for gain, others for protection. The lie matters...the only thing worse than a tattletale was a person too afraid to tell the truth.” Like a game of chess, “The judge said that the wisest minds understand not simply the depths and the surface, but...the space in between” the moves.

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"A nation of favorite and folly, one might say. Where justice is known but rarely seen.”