While justice sleeps : a novel / Stacey Y. Abrams.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593501764
- ISBN: 9780593501764
- ISBN: 9780593501764
- ISBN: 0593501764
- Physical Description: 13 audio discs (approximately 14 hr., 56 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : Random House Audio, 2021.
- Copyright: ℗2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Compact discs. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Adenrele Ojo ; with the original introduction written and read by the author. |
Summary, etc.: | Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk for the legendary Justice Howard Wynn, is doing her best to hold her life together. When the shocking news breaks that Justice Wynn, the cantankerous swing vote on many current high-profile cases, has slipped into a coma, Avery's life turns upside down. She is immediately notified that Justice Wynn has left instructions for her to serve as his legal guardian and power of attorney. Plunged into an explosive role she never anticipated, Avery finds that Justice Wynn had been secretly researching one of the most controversial cases before the court, a proposed merger between an American biotech company and an Indian genetics firm, which promises to unleash breathtaking results in the medical field. She also discovers that Wynn suspected a dangerously related conspiracy that infiltrates the highest power corridors of Washington. |
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Genre: | Political fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Legal fiction (Literature) Audiobooks. |
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Stafford Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Stafford Library | BKCD ABRAMS (Text) | 34061148760483 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Library Journal Review
While Justice Sleeps : A Novel
Library Journal
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Abrams's thriller debut introduces listeners to Avery Keene, a brilliant law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn, and the predicament he puts her into by naming her his power of attorney and guardian before succumbing to illness. Avery must solve his riddle, relying on her photographic memory, the sparse clues he leaves, Justice Wynn's son, his personal attorney, and other pieces he has left strung across the internet. Abrams builds the tension as Avery races to put the pieces together. She fends off reporters, the FBI, Homeland Security, and those out to kill her and Wynn, all with the nation's democracy at stake. Adenrele Ojo narrates expertly, weaving listeners through Abrams's sharp dialogue with precision and depth, and moving the story along without rushing or sliding out of character from scene to scene. Ojo will keep listeners engaged and hooked into Abrams's well-constructed story, so that even those who do not consider themselves fans of political or legal thrillers will anxiously wait to hear if Avery pulls all the threads together. VERDICT This title is sure to be a hit with library users and is a recommended first purchase.--Stephanie Charlefour, Plymouth State Univ., NH