by Jay Brandon
First published 2001
First Lady Myra McPherson walks into San Antonio attorney David Owens' office with an unprecedented request. She wants to divorce the sitting President. Her husband has been selling national secrets to a powerful billionaire and cheating on her. She needs to protect herself and her young son by escaping the White House. No woman has ever divorced a President while he holds office. Owens takes the case, but when the story breaks publicly, the stakes turn deadly. The President orders the assassination of his wife and child to protect his criminal activities. Only Owens and a loyal Secret Service agent stand between the First Lady and those hunting her. The agent values her protective oath more than presidential power. Brandon moves his legal thriller from his usual San Antonio setting to Washington D.C. for this courtroom drama about corruption at the highest levels of government.
Genres: suspense, crime, contemporary, action, political-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, political-intrigue
Setting: San Antonio, Washington D.C., White House
Period: Contemporary
414 pages · Hardcover · Forge Books
Content warnings: violence