FDR Drive
the gripping legal thriller from the former director of the FBI
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Publisher Description
PREORDER JAMES COMEY'S BREATHTAKING NEW LEGAL THRILLER RED VERDICT NOW!
New York lawyer Nora Carleton faces her biggest case yet in this gripping legal thriller and Times Book of the Month from the former director of the FBI, James Comey.
EVEN FREE SPEECH HAS ITS PRICE.
Nora Carleton is back working as a federal prosecutor in New York, but her city is in turmoil. Extremism is on the rise, funded from the shadows and growing in momentum online, with one person in particular fanning the flames.
Radio and podcast host Samuel Buchanan uses his platform to spread disinformation and incite violence – and his mission is succeeding, with disturbances, clashes, and hate crimes rising across the country.
As the threat of a major attack grows, and a United Nations rally is targeted, it seems Nora is the only one who can stop the spread. She must successfully convince a jury that some speech should be treated as a crime – or see her country torn apart.
A powerful novel about the realities facing modern America, perfect for fans of Grisham, Connelly and Coben.
'Comey's best book yet' The Times
Reviews for James Comey
'Truly outstanding' Harlan Coben
'Vivid and compelling' Ian Rankin
'Reads like Grisham' Daily Mail
'Drips with authenticity' Telegraph
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former FBI director Comey (Westport) reunites the protagonists of his first two legal thrillers for his strongest outing yet. U.S. attorney Carmen Garcia is trying to take down Samuel Buchanan, a far-right media personality with a popular podcast vilifying those he thinks are destroying America: intellectuals, immigrants, and people of color. Garcia believes Buchanan went far beyond the protection of the First Amendment when he singled out his enemies by name and suggested "something should be done" about them. His fans have obliged, killing or grievously injuring some of his foes. In a series of tense and exhilarating courtroom scenes, Garcia works with Deputy U.S. Attorney Nora Carleton to bring Buchanan down. Then, just as they've convicted him, a new threat emerges: some of his followers have planned an act of terror at an upcoming UN convention. Comey's ripped-from-the-headlines plot—which, with its focus on Nora's hand-wringing about following legal and constitutional protocol, is easy to read as a bit of self-reflection—never loses steam. This proves that Comey the crime novelist is here to stay.
