Executive Privilege

by Jay Brandon

For years, Edgar-nominee ( Fade the Heat ) Jay Brandon has enthralled readers with novels set in the legal world of his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. But with Executive Privilege , Brandon chooses a wider stage and brings the reader an all-new thriller set against the backdrop of our nation’s capital, the story of a wife’s desperate attempt to save herself and her young son from her husband, a man involved with selling our nation’s secrets and willing to do whatever he can to ensure that his family doesn’t get away. The wife? Myra McPherson, the First Lady of the United States.

When San Antonio attorney David Owens wins an important divorce case, he hopes the victory will bring him some new business. But he never imagined that the First Lady, a Texas native, would walk through his office door. Shy and fearful, the First Lady explains that she needs to divorce the President, to get herself and her young son out of the White House. The President is engaged in dangerous dealings . . . and has been unfaithful. But no woman has ever divorced a sitting President, and while every President has secrets, none are like the secrets this President wants to his nefarious dealings with a billionaire businessman willing to use his money and power to manipulate even the leader of our nation.

When the news breaks, the publicity is huge, but the threat is even bigger. Orders have been given to kill the First Lady and her son, and all that stands in the way is her divorce lawyer and one Secret Service agent whose oath to protect her charges is more important to her than the power of the President.

With all the elements of a great thriller and a great courtroom drama, Jay Brandon delivers a novel sure to keep you up long past your bedtime.

Genres: Legal

404 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Susan Dennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

David Owens is a not-very-successful divorce lawyer in Texas when he gets a new client - the First Lady of the United States. She wants a divorce. Her husband does not. Brandon's characters are interesting but his plot gets a little bogged down.

[Maryann Winfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! Great story - unexpected plot. Great characters and an ending I didn’t expect. I highly recommend it!

[Marianne]

A most interesting hypothethis. A First Lady wants to divorce husband, who is the Prez. How does one take the P of US to court, sue for custody of a child?
First book I've read by this author, I will read more.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I couldn't put it down. The premis of the story, the First Lady wanting to divorce the President, sounds interesting, but it's all the other stuff added into the story that really made it interesting. Who do you trust? Who's working for whom? Who's being manipulated?

[Bert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very, very good book. Easy read, good pace, great idea. Only reason I did not give it five stars was that there were details / aspects of the story which at times I found non-believable.

Nonetheless, it is a highly recommended read.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actually, I'd give it 2.5 if I could. The courtroom and law-related scenes were very good, but there were certain plot points that were positively preposterous. Okay for a sci-fi novel, but not a legal thriller.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first Jay Brandon novel, and it will not be my last! Very intrigueing.

[Tony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable read, we'll written. Story line is a little far fetched.

[Janice Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining. Unique idea.