The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer - ISBN: 9780340769386
Paperback
Dating the First Daughter means secrets, danger, and impossible choices.

The First Counsel

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    11 October 2001

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Summary

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 g…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780340769386
ISBN-10:0340769386
Author:Brad Meltzer
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:11 October 2001
Weight:261g
Dimensions:175mm x 111mm x 30mm
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Critics Review

‘This continued certainty provides much of the tension binding Meltzer’s story together and is sustained right to the dramatic - and surprising - end.’ Yorkshire Evening Post

Breakneck … an action-packed read - Mail on Sunday on DEAD EVEN

‘This continued certainty provides much of the tension binding Meltzer’s story together and is sustained right to the dramatic - and surprising - end.’ Yorkshire Evening Post

Gets the blood pumping - The New York Times on DEAD EVEN

If you’re a fan of John Grisham’s style of writing, then it’s worth giving Brad Meltzer’s latest legal thriller a try… The plot is fast moving and full of suspense, and you’re likely to be deseperate to find out what happens next … The plot is fast moving and full of suspense, and you’re likely to be desperate to find out what happens next - South Wales Argus

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

‘Meltzer’s dark political thriller pulses with adrenaline in a mean and dangerous race to the final revelation’ The Oxford Times

Legal mega-thriller which plumbs the dark depths of deceit, greed and treachery - The Northern Echo

“Terrific characterisation and many twists’ Publishers News

About The Author

Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Book of Fate, and five other bestselling thrillers: The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires and The Zero Game. He is also one of the co-creators of the American TV show, Jack & Bobby, and is the writer of the #1 selling graphic novels, Identity Crisis and Justice League of America. He is also the host of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded for the History Channel, the second season of which airs in October 2011. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, he currently lives in Florida.

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