Rogue Justice
A Thriller
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The #1 bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps returns with another riveting and intricately plotted thriller, in which a blackmailed federal judge, a secret court and a brazen murder may lead to an unprecedented national crisis.
"Abrams delivers another smart, zippy thriller." —Washington Post
"A thoroughly compelling take on the machinations of Washington and those covetous of power." —New York Magazine
Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unraveling 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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Supreme Court law clerk Avery Keene, who first appeared in political activist and best-selling author Stacey Abrams’ first thriller, While Justice Sleeps, can’t get a break. Moments after she’s tipped off about a blackmail plot involving a federal judge, she sees the informant murdered right before her eyes. Soon, Avery gets caught up in a plot to take down the United States’ cybersecurity protections and even the nation’s power grid. Abrams’ insider knowledge of the court system and its intricacies and weaknesses adds a lived-in realism that helped draw us into this cleverly written, fast-paced story and its jaw-dropping twists. (We do recommend the earlier book as well, but this is a standalone story.) Avery is a smart and believable heroine who works great on her own, but knows when to bring in the big guns. Rogue Justice is a smart, exciting—and most of all, fun—read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former Georgia representative Abrams parlays her political knowledge into a complex and highly entertaining thriller in this second pacey adventure featuring 27-year-old D.C. law clerk Avery Keene (after 2021's While Justice Sleeps). The action picks up after Avery's testimony regarding the impeachment of President Brandon Stokes has made her a target for the beleaguered politician's conservative allies. At a judicial conference, she's approached by Preston Davies, a career clerk for a recently deceased federal judge, who tells Avery that his boss was being blackmailed with a deepfake video, which drove her to suicide. Minutes later, Preston himself is assassinated before Avery's eyes. Soon, Avery is pulled into a vast, opaque terrorist plot, with no sense of who might be behind it or where it may be leading. Her only clue is a list of the members of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, each of whom may be next in line for elimination. The plot races along, stuffed with genuinely surprising twists, and the scenes set in the Senate chamber and Oval Office have a ring of authenticity often lacking in similar genre fare. Political junkies and thriller fans alike will eagerly anticipate the next installment. Linda Lowenthal, Lowenthal Company.
Customer Reviews
A page turner
Thoughtful. Well researched and erudite but too convoluted and sometimes hard to follow.
Book 2 shines
Much better than the first - with a dynamic, original premise and cleaner writing.