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About The Book
After a long career as one of DC’s most powerful litigators, Rob Jacobson is faced with the case of a lifetime: the former President of the United States—his childhood best friend—has been accused of murdering his mistress.
Rob knows he’s the only one who can prove his friend’s innocence, but he is soon overwhelmed as he attempts to devise a strategy to defend an authoritative man with a taste for infidelity, serious anger issues, and unconventional sexual appetites. As the high-profile case unfurls, the troubled, intertwining pasts of the two men complicate Rob’s efforts and soon, doubts begin to grow in his head. Could his oldest friend truly be capable of murder or is something even darker at play? “Robbins...keeps the pace fast and the courtroom scenes convincing” (The New York Times Book Review) in this sensational thriller by a true DC legal insider.
About The Author
Lawrence S. Robbins was an acclaimed trial and appellate litigator who argued twenty cases in the United States Supreme Court, and sixty others in the federal circuit courts of appeals. He served as counsel to Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and the Biden campaign, among others. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law, he served on the United States Court of Appeals, founded Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner, and was a partner at Friedman Kaplan. His first novel, The President’s Lawyer, was published shortly before his death in 2024.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria Books (October 8, 2024)
- Length: 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668047217
Raves and Reviews
“Robbins… keeps the pace fast and the courtroom scenes convincing.”
—New York Times Book Review
“Clever and thrilling with a shocking twist.”
—People
“Lawrence Robbins knows his way around a courtroom drama—like the real-life expert that he is—and merges the best of John Grisham with The West Wing in this suspenseful, riveting thriller.”
—Douglas Brunt, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
"Full of suspense, twists, and intrigue. . . . Complex characters deal with friendship, loyalty, and moral dilemmas giving readers an intriguing read. Fans of legal thrillers will definitely like this one.”
—Times Leader
“Robbins’ expertise as a high-profile trial litigator is on full display in this tautly constructed novel that exposes the slippery confluence of evidentiary facts and emotional trauma.”
—Booklist
“A taut legal thriller that recalls the work of Scott Turow and John Grisham…. [The] courtroom scenes crackle with authenticity, and the climactic reveal is sensational.”
—Publishers Weekly
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