STACEY ABRAMS is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and political leader. She served as Minority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives, and she was the first black woman to become gubernatorial nominee for a major party in United States history. Abrams has launched multiple nonprofit organizations devoted to democracy protection, voting rights, and effective public policy. She has also co-founded successful companies, including a financial services firm, an energy and infrastructure consulting firm, and the media company, Sage Works Productions, Inc.
"Supremely entertaining...A page-turner, plot-driven in the
extreme...It succeeds brilliantly."—The Boston Globe
"Stacey Abrams delivers a taut, twisty thriller, drawing the reader
into the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court along the strands of a
complex web of politics, raw ambition and deadly deception."—Nora
Roberts, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Come Sundown
"While Justice Sleeps is a mesmerizing legal thriller that does the
rare thing: It uses the novel to get at the truth. Stacey Abrams is
a powerful new voice in fiction."—Michael Connelly, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of the Harry Bosch series
"In While Justice Sleeps, Stacey Abrams firmly
establishes herself as a powerful new player in the crime thriller
space, with her heroine Avery providing a voice to women
everywhere. Twisty, clever and full of surprises, this will be one
to watch this Spring. Abrams proves she is not only a
force for change in politics but a force to be reckoned with in
fiction, too."—Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author
of Pretty Girls
"Glossy, gritty, breathlessly suspenseful, effortlessly authentic,
and altogether wonderful. Why am I not surprised?”—Lee Child, New
York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
"A political-legal thriller that should hold the reader rapt from
its opening line . . . to the extraordinary
climactic courtroom scene that turns the plot upside down with
ironic flair and utter conviction."—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Twisty good fun. . . . As the stakes rise, and
murderous villains lurk, readers come to understand that horrific
moral and ethical boundaries have been crossed. The unfolding
morality tale, ‘the labyrinthine game the law demanded,’ plays out
in the final fireworks scene at the Supreme Court. Abrams plays it
to the hilt."—The Christian Science Monitor
"Abrams’ debut is a pip of a thriller - a sweaty-palm sprint
through the hidden corridors of government and the shadowy streets
of DC. I fervently hope she will write many more."—Kathy
Reichs, author of the Temperance Brennan Bones series
"While Justice Sleeps is one of the best political thrillers I’ve
read in years. It checks all the boxes: roller-coaster plot twists
and turns, a fascinating look behind the scenes of the Supreme
Court and other Washington institutions, nods to the latest trends
in tech and medicine, and, most important of all, an utterly
compelling main character, Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene. Author
Abrams has given us a book that demands to be read in one
sitting!"—Jeffery Deaver, author of The Bone Collector and
Hunting Time
"A killer thriller. Loaded with legal intrigue, corrupt
politicians, and the history of chess, Abrams proves why
the most powerful piece on the board is the Queen. Well played and
so much fun."—Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Inner Circle
"While Justice Sleeps is a legal thriller of the highest order. Its
crisp prose and high-octane plot call to mind the best of John
Grisham, but Avery Keene is a fresh, modern heroine entirely
of Abrams' own making. Abrams is now on my
'automatic pre-order' list of authors. An absolutely phenomenal
read."—Cristina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls
Like Us
"When it comes to the law and the fight to save democracy, Stacey
Abrams knows what she's talking about. While Justice Sleeps also
proves that she knows how to craft a compelling and suspenseful
mystery."—Mark Billingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne
series
"[Abrams] displays her considerable talent for fiction in this
gripping legal thriller. Shadowy figures....earth-shattering
consequences....[a] deadly knot of deception....fiendishly
intricate clues leading to a horrifying secret that implicates
powerful and dangerous people. The buzz is loud and wholly deserved
for this shrewd and exciting legal thriller by prominent
voter-rights activist and best-selling Abrams."—Booklist (starred
review)
"Abrams keeps the plot churning, concentrating on the myriad power
plays that go on behind the scenes as she brings in greed, a
controversial merger between a biotech and a genetics firm, and
self-centered politicians."—The South Florida Sun Sentinel
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