The First CounselIn New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer's most mesmerizing and suspenseful novel yet, a young White House attorney gets caught up in a deadly conspiracy when he gets too close to the daughter of the president.White House lawyer Michael Garrick has a relatively anonymous position at a very public address. That is, until he starts dating Nora Harston, the sexy and dangerously irresistible daughter of the president. While together late one night, Michael and Nora witness something they were never meant to see -- and become ensnared in a scheme by a White House insider that includes betrayal and murder.When a body is discovered and Michael is the suspected killer, he finds himself on the run. Now he must find a way to prove his innocence.In this edge-of-the-seat tour de force, Meltzer shows us a world all of us have heard about, but none of us truly know -- a world where power is an aphrodisiac; close friends wear ear pieces, carry guns, and are under strict orders to risk their lives; and a world where everyone is watching. |
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