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President Kerry Kilcannon’s first act in office is the appointment of a brilliant female judge as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. As her nomination goes before the Senate, an inflammatory abortion‑rights case threatens to erupt into national headlines. With the President’s choice under fire, a conservative war‑hero senator wrestles with a crisis of conscience, and a fifteen‑year‑old girl fights for her future, the story follows the intersection of law, politics, and morality, exploring what is legal, what is right, and the heavy cost of discerning the difference.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Richard North Patterson
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