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Advice and Consent
What if the key to stopping a wave of terrorist attacks against the U.S. Government lies in a 13 year old girl who is too terrified to talk???
US Supreme Court Justice Sean McNaught, the crucial swing vote on a divided court, has decided to retire, and it is up to President James Cotson to find his replacement. The President's search is plagued with protests have sparked across the country as a heated appeal involving illegal immigration races down the pipeline; his first two nominees are rejected and a wave of terrorist attacks target Supreme Court Justices, members of Congress and eventually the President himself.
During this national crisis, 13-year-old Angelica Hernandez sits in the courtroom of Judge Rebecca Tameron in the Federal District Court of Vermont, waiting for the sentencing of Gedof Maradon - the man who brutally attacked her. Maradon fails to appear, and Angelica, who knows more secrets about Maradon's crimes than she has told, is in grave danger. What secrets does Angelica know? Who can protect Angelica? When those we trust betray us, where do we turn?
US Supreme Court Justice Sean McNaught, the crucial swing vote on a divided court, has decided to retire, and it is up to President James Cotson to find his replacement. The President's search is plagued with protests have sparked across the country as a heated appeal involving illegal immigration races down the pipeline; his first two nominees are rejected and a wave of terrorist attacks target Supreme Court Justices, members of Congress and eventually the President himself.
During this national crisis, 13-year-old Angelica Hernandez sits in the courtroom of Judge Rebecca Tameron in the Federal District Court of Vermont, waiting for the sentencing of Gedof Maradon - the man who brutally attacked her. Maradon fails to appear, and Angelica, who knows more secrets about Maradon's crimes than she has told, is in grave danger. What secrets does Angelica know? Who can protect Angelica? When those we trust betray us, where do we turn?
344 pages, Paperback
First published June 27, 2012
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About the author
J.R. Reardon
4 books83 followerslawyer/author of the legal thrillers, "CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS" (2008), "DISHONORED" (2010) and "ADVICE AND CONSENT" (2012).
Boston native, Suffolk University Law School alum, and former partner of Saltzman & McNaught LLP, J.R. Reardon has practiced in many areas including civil and criminal litigation. She has taught insurance law with her father and is published in the Suffolk University Law Review. Reardon is admitted to practice in the federal and state courts of Massachusetts, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is also active in several legal associations in both Massachusetts and the District of Columbia
Boston native, Suffolk University Law School alum, and former partner of Saltzman & McNaught LLP, J.R. Reardon has practiced in many areas including civil and criminal litigation. She has taught insurance law with her father and is published in the Suffolk University Law Review. Reardon is admitted to practice in the federal and state courts of Massachusetts, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is also active in several legal associations in both Massachusetts and the District of Columbia
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December 3, 2012
This is the third book in the Rebecca Tameron series by J.R. Reardon. Reardon is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and a former partner of Saltzman & McNaught, LLP. Her grandfather, Judge John J. McNaught sat on the Federal District Court in the District of Massachusetts and is the inspiration for a recurring character in her book.
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March 29, 2013
Ugh. I really wanted to like this book, but I just could not get into the trained squirrels and robotic spiders as legitimate plot devices. Too many characters. The plot was disconnected and ridiculous.
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