While Justice Sleeps

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A captivating, intricately written thriller from acclaimed national leader and best-selling author Stacey Abrams that takes place in the hallways of the United States Supreme Court, where a young law clerk becomes entangled in a startling mystery written by one of the country's most prominent judges.

"Abrams follows in Dan Brown's footprint with this masterfully plotted thriller that unfolds like the ultimate chess match--bold move to bolder move with lives hanging in the balance."--Lisa Gardner, Before She Disappeared author

"A superb legal thriller that bears a favourable comparison to many of the best, beginning with The Pelican Brief, which it evokes." It's a great book that moves quickly and is full of surprises."--Scott Turow, Presumed Innocent author

Avery Keene, a bright young legal clerk for the illustrious Justice Howard Wynn, is juggling a difficult career at the court with a problematic family. She is doing her hardest to keep her life together. Avery's world is completely turned upside down when it is revealed that Justice Wynn, the irascible swing vote on many high-profile trials that are now underway, has fallen into a coma. She is informed right once that Justice Wynn had left instructions for her to act as his power of attorney and guardian. Avery is thrust into a role of explosive intensity that she never saw coming, and she discovers that Justice Wynn has been covertly studying one of the most contentious cases that the court has heard: a proposed merger between an American biotech company and an Indian genetics firm that could have revolutionary effects on the medical field. She also learns that Wynn has suspicions about a plot that is closely connected and infiltrates Washington's top power circles.

While political manoeuvring takes place in Washington to perhaps replace the sick judge Avery is in charge of, she starts to piece together a well-planned, chess-like trail of clues Wynn left behind. She learns that Wynn had a much deeper personal interest in the contentious case and that solving his intricate riddle would put her in danger in order to discover the truth. While Justice Sleeps is a smart, well written book with a colourful cast of characters and many layers of complications. Stacey Abrams demonstrates that she is not just a big new talent in suspense fiction but also a force for good in politics and voter fairness, drawing on her keen inside knowledge of the judicial and political scene.