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The First Counsel

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By Brad Meltzer

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On Sale
Aug 18, 2008
Page Count
512 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9780446543538

Price

$25.99

Price

$34.99 CAD

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  1. Trade Paperback $25.99 $34.99 CAD
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  3. Audiobook Download (Abridged) $18.99 CAD
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $31.99

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White House lawyer Michael Garrick has a relatively anonymous position at a very public address. That is, until he starts dating Nora Harston (secret service code name: Shadow), the sexy and dangerously irresistible daughter of the President. But the confident young attorney thinks he can handle the pressure. Until, out on a date, Nora and Michael see something they shouldn’t. To protect her, he admits to something he shouldn’t. And when a body is discovered and Michael is the suspected killer, he finds himself on the run. Now, in a world where power is an aphrodisiac and close friends carry guns and are under strict orders to risk their lives, Michael must find a way to prove his innocence.

Genre:

  • Mystery & Thriller
  • Fiction
  • Thrillers
  • Legal

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and seven other bestselling thrillers. In addition to his fiction, Brad is one of the only authors to ever have books on the bestseller list for nonfiction (History Decoded), advice (Heroes for My Son and Heroes for My Daughter), children's books (I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln) and even graphic books (Justice League of America).

He is also the host of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel, and Brad Meltzer's Lost History on H2. He currently lives in Florida. You can find much more about him at BradMeltzer.com. You can also see what he's doing right now at Facebook.com/BradMeltzer and on Twitter @bradmeltzer.

  • "Meet the new John Grisham."
    MIAMI HERALD
  • "Brad Meltzer is so good."
    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
  • "Brad Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow, and David Baldacci."
    PEOPLE

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Brad Meltzer

About the Author

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle and ten other bestselling thrillers. He is also the author of the Ordinary People Change the World series of picture book biographies—which includes I am Harriet Tubman—and is the host of the History Channel television shows Decoded and Lost History, in which he helped find the missing 9/11 flag. He lives in Florida. You can find out much more about him at BradMeltzer.com. You can also see what he’s doing right now at Facebook.com/BradMeltzer and on Twitter @bradmeltzer.

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