false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171059483m/85321.jpg 85321 19 The high price of ambition is explored in Meltzer's debut novel, a crafty legal thriller set in Washington, D.C. Ben Addison, a Yale Law School grad, is working as a clerk for a highly respected Supreme Court justice and being aggressively courted by a prestigious law firm. But this golden boy is brought down to earth when a wily con artist dupes him into revealing the confidential outcome of an upcoming Court decision involving millions of dollars. Terrified of ruining his career, Addison refuses to go to the authorities and admit his mistake. Instead, he enlists the aid of his co-clerk, Lisa, and of his conveniently well-placed D.C. housemates-Nathan, who works for the State Department; Eric, a reporter for the Washington Herald; and Ober, who clings to a menial job in a senator's office. Addison's friends also circumvent the law to help him, putting themselves at risk as lies, suspicions, accusations and betrayals threaten to tear the group apart. Addison is a difficult character to root for, not only because he is so willing to risk his friends' careers and lives to save his own, but because he seems too immature, petulant and self-absorbed. But Meltzer moves the story along at a crisp pace, spicing the action and legalese with lively banter and intriguing D.C. arcana. Meltzer's shadow-filled world will entertain most readers but it will rivet few; as Lisa says of some early threatening events: "This isn't The Firm." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AUDIO BOOK: In <I>The Tenth Justice</I>, 26-year-old Columbia Law grad BradMeltzer brings his dynamic voice to unexplored legal thriller territory -- the Supreme Court -- in a firecracker debut that will challenge your expectationsof the genre.<P>Fresh out of Yale Law, Ben Addison is a new clerk for one of the Supreme Court's most respected justices. He's as bright and conscientiousas they come -- and just as green. When Ben inadvertently reveals the confidential outcome of an upcoming Court decision, one of the parties in the case makes millions. Needless to say, Ben starts to sweat.<P>Ben confides in his co-clerk and turns to his D.C. housematesfor help. The young Washington professionals offer Ben their coveted insider'saccess -- at the State Department, a senator's office, and a Washington newspaper -- to help outsnake the blackmailer who holds Ben's once-golden future hostagein exchange for more information on upcoming Court decisions. But it's not long before the inseparable friends discover how dangerous their misuseof insider power can be. When a suspicious leak develops from within their circle, they find themselves pitted against each other in a battle of shifting alliances and fierce deceptions that threatens their friendships, their careers -- and ultimately their lives.<P>With dialogue as true as it is sharp-witted, characters as likable as they are familiar, and a plot so addictive it will keep you listening into the night, <I>The Tenth Justice</I> is the one thriller you and yourfriends will find yourselves talking about this year, from an undeniably original writer you'll be following for years to come. - 530174 1997 The Tenth Justice total:553|5:133|4:225|3:153|2:30|1:12| 553 2096 735 56 5 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Mon Jan 14 10:26:55 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 10:27:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Tue Aug 14 04:48:39 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 04:48:39 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Nov 15 21:44:51 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 21:47:46 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:42:38 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 16:34:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:06:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 05:57:14 -0700 2009
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1. Read the whole thing before the weekend is over.
2. Enjoy it, but not love it
3. Probably want to read something else by the author.

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