While Justice Sleeps

Published May 10, 2021 by Doubleday.

ISBN:
978-0-385-54657-7
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OCLC Number:
1248723801

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4 stars (6 reviews)

Avery, a promising young law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn, becomes her boss's power of attorney after he falls into a coma. As Justice Wynn held a powerful swing vote, Avery suddenly finds herself having to make difficult, high profile decisions. On top of all this, she uncovers secret links between Wynn and a controversial new biotech case coming before the court. Following the chess-like clues that Wynn left behind, Avery must make dangerous moves in this suspenseful, DC politics novel.

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3 stars

If you're in the mood for a legal thriller a la John Grisham, this is a solid pick. It includes all branches of government, multiple states and countries, and both the legal and medical fields, demonstrating that Stacey Abrams is no slouch. As someone who lived in DC for 25 years, I found the local references (Kramerbooks, anyone?) especially fun – especially since Avery (the SCOTUS Clerk) lived four blocks from my old place. :)

A very disappointing read

2 stars

Praise by well-known authors for "While Justice Sleeps" promised a high-stakes thriller with a masterfully crafted plot, an authentic voice, and an utterly compelling main character – but the book delivered none of that. Granted, the first third of the book with numerous setups and mysterious connections between various characters had me intrigued. But things quickly went downhill from there. The narrative voice was all over the place, switching randomly from omniscient POV to deep POV to internal thoughts of multiple characters, including some very minor ones. In many scenes, this kind of head-hopping happened from one sentence to the next, resulting in a disjointed reading experience with neither character growth nor consistency. The promised high stakes also remained rather unclear, with a lot of exposition and legal lingo filling the pages, trying to make the story sound more sophisticated than it actually is. Even the final showdown lacked any …

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