For example, the fact that she has a photographic memory is an important plot point and is clearly a factor in Justice Wynn’s decision to enlist her help.
For a protagonist who has gotten where she is by being smart, Avery makes some stunningly poor decisions. This is a fatal flaw in a suspense novel, but it may not be the most frustrating aspect of this book. And Abrams lavishes a great deal of attention on details that simply don’t matter, which makes the pace painfully slow. There are disorienting shifts in point of view. Abrams makes some odd word choices, such as this: “The intricate knot she had twisted into her hair that morning bobbed cunningly as she neared her office.” The adverb cunningly is mystifying, and Abrams uses it in a similar way later on. Unfortunately, the author doesn't weave these intriguing elements into an enjoyable whole.
Abrams gives us nefarious doings in the world of biotech, a president with autocratic tendencies and questionable ethics, and a young woman struggling to unravel a conspiracy while staying one step ahead of the people who want her out of the way. The fate of one of the most powerful men in the world is in her hands-and her life is in danger. His clerk Avery Keene is shocked to discover that her boss has made her his legal guardian and granted her power of attorney. Her new novel begins when Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn falls into a coma. Using the pseudonym Selena Montgomery, Abrams has published several works of romantic suspense. A progressive superstar pens her first political thriller.Īnyone who follows the news knows Abrams as a politician and voting rights activist.
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