Legal drama and nefarious shenanigans featuring Avery Keene, law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn. When he suddenly becomes comatose, Avery is designated as his legal guardian and must unravel mysterious clues to save the judge and the USA from a deranged administration.
This was fast-paced, though a bit repetitive at times, but requires a huge suspension of disbelief as Avery and her 3 "friends" attempt to bring justice to the people who committed atrocities under the auspices of national security protections. Tell me, does EVERYONE know someone who can hack computers, perform high level tech, and also have military intelligence expertise? And another friend who happens to be a doctor and very knowledgeable about genetics and bio-weapon applications? Plus, an attorney at their disposal? It was all a bit contrived, but a decent and complicated plot that we knew would come together eventually. Avery happens to be very intelligent with an eidetic memory (another quite convenient trick) and engages in the necessary cloak and dagger activities to figure out the chess related clues that Justice Wynn left behind. Of course she's in danger and others aren't lucky enough to escape the bad guys. The gene-targeting technology was scary and the motivations of the different characters provided rich detail.
Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday Books for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series. Yet.
Genre - legal drama, bioweapons, US Government
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