Massive US bestselling thriller, compared to Grisham by reviewers and readers.

JFK Jr. was Lark. Amy Carter was Dynamo. Chelsea Clinton was Energy. Meet Shadow.

"Shadow" is the Secret Service codename for the First Daughter, Nora Hartson. And when she starts dating young White House lawyer Michael Garrick, he starts feeling like the First Counsel. That's what happens to everyone who lives in her world.

It's a world all of us have heard about, but none of us truly know - a world where your dad's the President, your close friends wear earpieces and carry guns and a world where everyone is watching.

On a date, Nora and Michael see something they shouldn't. To protect her, he admits to something he shouldn't. And when the problem snowballs out of control, she may have to do something she shouldn't.

The First Counsel. The President's Daughter.

You've never dated anyone like this.

"Breakneck . . . an action-packed read" - Mail on Sunday on DEAD EVEN

"Gets the blood pumping" - The New York Times on DEAD EVEN

"If you're a fan of John Grisham's style of writing, then it's worth giving Brad Meltzer's latest legal thriller a try... The plot is fast moving and full of suspense, and you're likely to be deseperate to find out what happens next ... The plot is fast moving and full of suspense, and you're likely to be desperate to find out what happens next" - South Wales Argus

"Grisham had better beware, for there's a new kid on the block. In The Tenth Justice young Brad Meltzer - all of 26 - has formulated a thriller that fairly crackles, having pace, confidence and velocity-charged story-telling" - The Irish Times on THE TENTH JUSTICE

"Legal mega-thriller which plumbs the dark depths of deceit, greed and treachery" - The Northern Echo

"A thriller to rival Grisham" - Peterborough Evening Telegraph

"Meltzer's dark political thriller pulses with adrenaline in a mean and dangerous race to the final revelation." - Oxford Times

"Terrific" - The Bookseller

"Brad Meltzer paces his thrid novel so well that pages literally fly past my eyes... as pure entertainment, THE FIRST COUNSEL works very well indeed" - Deadly Pleasures

"A wonderfully enjoyable ride ... a cracking good story, told with great energy and exuberence'" - The Legal Executive Journal