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OnacolddayinJanuaryPresidentKerryKilcannontakestheoathofoffice--andwithindaysmakeshisfirst,mostimportantmove:appointinganewChiefJusticeoftheSupremeCourt.Kilcannon'schoiceisafemalejudgewithabrilliantrecord.Andasecret.WhiletheSenatesparsoverCarolineMasters'nomination,aninflammatoryabortionrightscaseismakingitswaytowardthejudge--andwillexplodeintotheheadlines.Suddenly,themostdivisiveissueinAmericaturnsthePresident'snominationintoall-outwar.AndfromJudgeMasterstoaconservative,war-herosenatorfacingacrisisofconscienceandafifteen-year-oldgirlbattlingforherfuture,noonewillbesafe.ProtectandDefendtakesusonarivetingjourneybetweenwhatislegal,whatisright...andthepriceoffinallyknowingthedifference.
作者简介
RichardNorthPatterson’stenpreviousnovelsincludesixconsecutiveinternationalbestsellers.HisnovelshavewonanEdgarAllanPoeAwardandtheGrandPrixdeLittératurePolicière.FormerlyatriallawyerinWashingtonandSanFrancisco,Mr.PattersonalsoservedasanassistantattorneygeneralinOhioandastheSEC’sliaisontotheWatergatespecialprosecutor.HenowservesontheboardsofCommonCause,theFamilyViolencePreventionFund,HandgunControlInc.,andOhioWesleyanUniversity.Heliveswithhiswife,Laurie,andtheirfamilyinSanFranciscoandonMartha’sVineyard.,,