The demons of Richard Davenport's past rise to haunt him again when he finds himself newly appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and becomes the swing vote on two landmark cases: one, debating euthanasia; the other, an organ transplant between brothers.
"Secret Justice: A Novel" is the latest legal mystery from Paul Goldstein, a Stanford University law professor and internationally acclaimed author. In his new book, Goldstein tells a thrilling tale of murder, moral ambiguity and blackmail in the nation's capital.
"Secret Justice" tells the story of Davenport, who must cast the deciding vote in cases that, in their moral implications, mirror the justice's own deepest secrets. It is, first and foremost, a novel of ideas, a legal thriller that derives its page-turning tension not from chase scenes or other action set pieces, but rather from the moral decisions and debates the new justice puts himself through as he considers two cases that touch upon a family secret that threatens to expose him to his enemies in the U.S. Senate and on the Supreme Court (not to mention the White House).
Goldstein is a professor of intellectual property law at Stanford, and has published three previous novels to great acclaim: "Errors and Omissions," "A Patent Lie" and, most recently, "Havana Requiem," winner of the 2013 Harper Lee Prize for Best Legal Fiction, awarded by the University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal.
"Secret Justice: A Novel," published by Ankerwycke-the consumer-oriented imprint of the American Bar Association, costs $26.95 and can be ordered through Amazon or by calling 800-285-2221.
Published: Wed, Apr 06, 2016
