Synopses & Reviews
“Heart-stopping intensity.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Meltzer has come up with a gem of a plot….It breezes along in high gear….[A] highly recommended suspenser.”
—Chicago Tribune
Dead Even, the second electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer (The Tenth Justice) poses the blood-chilling question: How far would you go to save the one you love? Meltzer, who occupies an honored place among the top names in the thriller profession—the legal thriller and Washington D.C. intrigue specialists (Grisham, Baldacci, Martini, Turow, Lescroart) as well as Patterson, Kellerman, Deaver, and other masters of mainstream suspense—comes back strong with Dead Even, as adversarial husband and wife lawyers battle in the courtroom, each knowing that the others very life depends on the verdict.
Synopsis
Prosecution Vs. Defense Husband Vs. Wife Life or Death Sara Tate, Manhattan district attorney, has grabbed a case that could make her career. She's smart, tough, and sure to get a conviction...until Jared, her husband and a powerful defense attorney, is hired by the other side. But Sara doesn't know Jared has been warned to get his client off or she will be killed. Hiding desperate motives, the two begin a vicious battle in court and at home. For Sara has a terrible secret too...and both soon face an unthinkable truth: No matter who wins, the other may die.
Synopsis
Heart-stopping intensity. San Francisco Chronicle Meltzer has come up with a gem of a plot .It breezes along in high gear . A] highly recommended suspenser. Chicago TribuneDead Even, the second electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer (The Tenth Justice) poses the blood-chilling question: How far would you go to save the one you love? Meltzer, who occupies an honored place among the top names in the thriller profession the legal thriller and Washington D.C. intrigue specialists (Grisham, Baldacci, Martini, Turow, Lescroart) as well as Patterson, Kellerman, Deaver, and other masters of mainstream suspense comes back strong with Dead Even, as adversarial husband and wife lawyers battle in the courtroom, each knowing that the other s very life depends on the verdict."
Synopsis
"Heart-stopping intensity."
--San Francisco Chronicle
"Meltzer has come up with a gem of a plot....It breezes along in high gear.... A] highly recommended suspenser."
--
Chicago Tribune
Dead Even, the second electrifying thriller from #1
New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer (
The Tenth Justice) poses the blood-chilling question:
How far would you go to save the one you love? Meltzer, who occupies an honored place among the top names in the thriller profession--the legal thriller and Washington D.C. intrigue specialists (Grisham, Baldacci, Martini, Turow, Lescroart) as well as Patterson, Kellerman, Deaver, and other masters of mainstream suspense--comes back strong with
Dead Even, as adversarial husband and wife lawyers battle in the courtroom, each knowing that the other's very life depends on the verdict.
Synopsis
Lawyer Sara Tate is in danger of losing her new job with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office if she doesn't get noticed
fast. Smart and tough—a fighter who makes things happen—she grabs a high-profile burglary case that could make her career. There are two problems: Sara's husband, Jared, is the attorney for the defense . . . and she's been warned that if she does not get a conviction, Jared will be killed. What she doesn't know is that her husband has received a similar threat. Unless his client walks, Sara's life is over.
Unaware of the stakes on the other side and forced to keep their secrets from each other, husband and wife become bitter adversaries, locked in a vicious head-to-head battle in the courtroom and at home. And there can be no victor in this struggle.
No matter who wins . . . someone dies.
About the Author
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Fate, as well as the bestsellers The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Zero Game, and The Book of Lies. His newest thriller, The Inner Circle, will be released in January 2011. He lives in Florida with his wife, Cori, and coaches lots of Little League for their three children, Jonas, Lila, and Theo.