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The Advocate's Daughter

A Thriller

by Anthony Franze
Robert Petkoff
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A Washington, D.C. lawyer and a frequent major media commentator on the Supreme Court, Anthony Franze delivers a high-stakes story of family, power, loss and revenge set within the insular world of the highest court of our country.
Among Washington D.C. power players, everyone has secrets they desperately want to keep hidden, including Sean Serrat, a Supreme Court lawyer. Sean transformed his misspent youth into a model adulthood, and now has one of the most respected legal careers in the country. But just as he learns he's on the short list to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, his daughter, Abby, a talented and dedicated law student, goes missing. Abby's lifeless body is soon found in the library of the Supreme Court, and her boyfriend, Malik Montgomery, a law clerk at the high court, is immediately arrested. The ensuing media frenzy leads to allegations that Malik's arrest was racially motivated, sparking a national controversy.
While the Serrat family works through their grief, Sean begins to suspect the authorities arrested the wrong person. Delving into the mysteries of his daughter's last days, Sean stumbles over secrets within his own family as well as the lies of some of the most powerful people in the country. People who will stop at nothing to ensure that Sean never exposes the truth.

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    March 22, 2016

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427268358
      • File size: 260264 KB
      • Duration: 09:02:12

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 18, 2016
      Washington, D.C., attorney Sean Serrat, the hero of this gripping if improbable legal thriller from Franze (The Last Justice), has recently entered private practice after a distinguished career representing the federal government before the Supreme Court. With Sean’s name on the president’s shortlist for filling a vacancy in the high court, he faces the possibility of a long-buried secret resurfacing—30 years earlier, while serving with the U.S. Army in Japan, he helped conceal the senseless murder of a Japanese shopkeeper. In the D.C. subway, a stranger bumps into him and mutters, “They know, Sean.” Then Sean’s law student daughter, Abby, is found murdered in the Supreme Court library. Though the police quickly identify a suspect in the crime, Sean is compelled to do his own digging. The transformation of his family into sleuths strains credibility—especially when his wife whips out a metal lock-pick to break into a room. Cartoonish characters don’t help the over-the-top story line, but fans of Brad Melzer should be satisfied. Agent: Lisa Erbach Vance, Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Events from 30 years earlier collide with the present when the daughter of Sean Serrat, who is rumored to be a candidate for the Supreme Court, is found brutally murdered in the Court's library. Robert Petkoff, a prolific and accomplished narrator, masterfully unfolds this smart, suspenseful, nail-biter of a whodunit. Petkoff's deep, versatile voice is mesmerizing. He is equally adept portraying Serrat, a man in his prime; his determined wife, Emily; and their computer-savvy son, Ryan. Petkoff gives equally convincing portrayals of secondary characters, regardless of gender or age. Combined with Petkoff's fine acting skills, this clever story draws you in, wrings you out, and holds you tight, until the very last word. A.C.P. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2016

      Sean Serrat leads a charmed life that includes a beautiful family, a loving wife, and a successful career as a Washington, DC, lawyer. He has even landed on the short list for nomination to the Supreme Court. But Sean's perfect world comes crashing down after his daughter Abby is found murdered in the Supreme Court library. Abby's boyfriend is arrested, but Sean has his doubts. As Sean starts digging for the truth, he is met with a spinning web of blackmail and old secrets. Franze's (The Last Justice) brilliant tale clearly reflects the author's background as a DC lawyer. Robert Petkoff's narration brings the characters to life and adds depth to the suspenseful mystery. VERDICT A great listen for thriller fans, especially those who enjoy politically themed mystery. ["Legal thriller fans should definitely find this appealing": LJ 2/1/16 review of the Minotaur: St. Martin's hc.]--Sean Kennedy, Univ. of Akron Lib.

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 25, 2016
      This domestic thriller, set in the nation’s capital, follows the travails of D.C. lawyer Sean Serrat, who’s been harboring a dark secret from his youth. Thirty years before, in Japan, he’d stood by while another 14-year-old boy murdered a shopkeeper. With Sean’s name on the president’s shortlist for filling a vacancy in the high court, he faces the possibility of his long-buried secret surfacing. Worse yet, his beloved law student daughter, Abby, is found murdered in the library of the top court. The police arrest her boyfriend, Malik Montgomery, but Sean suspects he’s been framed. Actor Petkoff alters his voice to present a frantic, determined Sean, an excited, indignant Malik, a tough-talking Supreme Court police chief named Martinez, and over a dozen others, including the audibly sneering killer of that shopkeeper from the past, who reemerges with dreams of blackmail. These interpretations add a needed depth to characters who seem to have been written mainly to serve the plot. Petkoff anchors the story by keeping an appropriate pace and underlining the more highly charged sequences with an effectively dramatic tightening of his voice. A Minotaur hardcover.

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