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I've never read anything by Abrams, but I'll likely check out future books.
This is the second in a series. I didn't read the first book, but this one could stand on its own. The book has ample twists and turns to keep the reader engaged. There are a few places in the storyline that seemed a bit unbelievable, but they weren't enough to make the reader suspend belief overall. A lot of the plot points were quite relevant to current events. Someone looking for a page-turner may want to add this to their TBR list.
Washington, D.C. - Present Day
In an office building in Johannesburg, South Africa, secrecy is of utmost importance. The entrepreneur who runs the entire enterprise known as Mamiwata, controls the entire process, with fingers throughout the world. But Hayden Burgess is mostly concerned about the United States, where the Supreme Court just denied her petition. She is preparing to begin a process to rectify this.
In Washington, D.C. Avery Keene, Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn's clerk, is living in limbo since the judge is now in a coma. Shockingly, to Avery as well as others, she has been given his power of attorney, and her discoveries of the justice's findings about the President of the United States have left the country in turmoil. Impeachment hearings commence after President Brandon Stokes is removed from office when the 25th Amendment is invoked. For Avery, she is either a heroine or a villain, depending upon the political party.
When Avery receives a call from Stokes' closest confidante, Major Vance, who disappeared as soon as the horrible deeds attributed to Stokes were revealed, she wonders why she has been targeted. He offers a warning about someone who has infiltrated the federal court system. Avery is angered by his warning, and tells him so. Vance assures her that he trusts her to follow through.
Sent to a conference by the Chief Justice, Avery is approached by a man who thrusts a ream of files, and a burner phone into her arms, telling her that his boss, a Federal judge committed suicide, and he knows there is more to her death. Shocked, Avery attempts to follow the man, but he is killed before she can get to him. What she finds in the phone and the files stuns her, and somehow she must find out what kind of danger the country is in before anything happens. But who will believe her? She is persona non grata in D.C. these days.
To say ROGUE JUSTICE is a page turner is putting it mildly. Once readers get the gist of the story, and it happens quite quickly, it's nearly impossible to put this book down. Book two with Avery Keene as the lead character, ROGUE JUSTICE continues the story in the previous book, WHILE JUSTICE SLEEPS, concerning a president with low scruples, and a band of friends and advisors around Avery who appreciate her intelligence, and honor. There is much that is topical to today's news, and the intricate system enabled by Hayden Burgess is scarily relevant.
A Perfect 10 in every way, ROGUE JUSTICE is an amazing read.
I hope Stacey Abrams writes 25 more of these books because I cannot put them down. These thrillers are tight, fast paced, twisty and fun as hell.
Perfect vacation read!
Stacey Abrams has written the second in the series featuring Avery Keene.I really enjoyed both books they were smartly written involving tense with many twists and turns there was humor and chilling moments Stacy Abrams has written an entertaining series and I hope there will be more to come.#netgalley #doubledaybooks
Stacey Abrams really knows “her stuff.” In this second entry in the Avery Keene series, author Abrams comes through with another face-paced installment that is full of twists and turns and surprises. There are a few too many of them that along with the near-impossible feats the brilliant Avery manages to perform, for the book to be totally realistic.. Avery gets away with a few too many breaches of conduct for my taste, but nonetheless Rogue Justice will appeal to readers of the first in what appears to be a longer series, to those who are attracted by the author’s political fame, and to those readers who are concerned about our country’s vulnerabilities. Beneath the action is a story that will send chills down the spines of most readers and for that alone Rogue Justice is a worthy read.
Great second story with Avery solving it. I loved the next added layer of intrigue . I wonder if there is going to be a 3rd book in the series with Avery and her gang and hopefully there will be some conclusion with the president and the judge in the coma. This ended up being my 2nd book in row that I read about pen tests. I thought that it was interesting how the the villain wanted to take down all of the energy in the county. I want to see what happens with Avery.