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    The Tenth Justice: A Novel
    The Tenth Justice: A Novel
    The Tenth Justice: A Novel
    Audiobook14 hours

    The Tenth Justice: A Novel

    Written by Brad Meltzer

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    About this audiobook

    “Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow, and David Baldacci.” – People 

    The young attorneys who clerk for Supreme Court justices wield extraordinary power—privy to sensitive material that could prove disastrous in unscrupulous hands, making decisions that could change lives… or destroy them. They are…

    THE TENTH JUSTICE

    Landing a prestigious position as a Supreme Court clerk fresh out of Yale Law, Ben Addison is on the ultrafast track to success—until he inadvertently shares a classified secret with the wrong listener. And now the anonymous blackmailer who made a killing with Ben’s information is demanding more. Guilty of a criminal act, his golden future suddenly in jeopardy, Ben turns for help to his roommates—three close friends from childhood, each strategically placed near the seats of Washington power—and to his beautiful, whip-smart fellow clerk, Lisa Schulman. But trust is a dangerous commodity in the nation’s capital. And when lives, careers, and power are at stake, loyalties can shatter like glass… and betrayals can be lethal.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJun 29, 2021
    ISBN9780063071254
    The Tenth Justice: A Novel
    Author

    Brad Meltzer

    Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve thrillers including The Escape Artist, and nonfiction books such as The Lincoln Conspiracy and the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the TV show Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel. He lives in Florida with his wife and three children.

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    • 2/5
      Less detail. Hard to believe characters were as dumb as they seemed to be, given their past education and background. Too many dead spots. Too long.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Waaaay too drawn out and over-thought. Almost torture to finish but I did anyway.

      A sample argument somewhat paraphrased:
      Go!
      -I’m not going!
      I said go!
      -I’m not going.
      I told you. Go!
      -I said I’m not going.
      I want you to go!
      -I don’t want to.
      Go anyway!
      -No!

      Ad nauseum.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      How can you make a Clerk of theSupreme Court so dumb in so many areas!. Got to the last two chapters after skipping most of them just to get to the finish line.
    • 4/5
      This was my first read of a Brad Meltzer novel. I'm not sure how I've missed his books as I enjoy "legal thrillers". This definitely captured my interest and now I'll look for a few other titles by this author.
    • 5/5
      This is an outstanding legal thriller. Meltzer's writing is like Grisham's...on steroids. My only complaint was that it became a little unbelievable at times. But that was only after I was so enthralled that I was willing to suspend disbelief. The twists and turns in this book will completely blindside you. An excellent read, and I'd recommend it to anyone.
    • 4/5
      First published as Book Review: The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer on Gardening Literature.The Tenth Justice is my first legal thriller, and I must confess that it was legally thrilling. Ok, bad joke, but I really did enjoy reading this book! The dialogue was completely realistic and humorous (if a bit mature) and the plot was uber mysterious. I stayed up late reading it! The twists and turns had me suspecting every one of the characters at some point. The characters themselves were so well developed it made reading a special treat. I didn’t once think that Ben’s, Nathan’s, or any other character’s reactions were fake, or questioned whether they would act a particular way. Even though it’s a legal thriller, there wasn’t a lot of confusing references to laws, and the cases were usually explained easily enough to understand. This coming from a girl who regularly confuses the democratic and republican parties, mind.My favorite character is Ober. He is the clown of the four close friends/roommates but he has a sensitive side. His quotes are the funniest, like when he was discussing the Batman Theory, which is basically his opinion that people’s lives can be completely changed by one traumatic event. Think Catwoman, Joker, and other comic book characters. The lessons I learned from this book are 1) If you take an oath not to talk about something, don’t talk about it! 2) Treat your friends with respect, you never know what favors you might need to call in. The negatives of this book are the language, sex and sex-related humor.I gave this book a 4 out of 5 stars, and I can think of at least one person to recommend this book to.
    • 4/5
      Ben Addison has just graduated from Yale Law School and has landed the enviable position as a clerk for U. S. Supreme Court Justice Hollis. He becomes good friends with his co-clerk, Lisa. Ben shares an apartment with his three best friends from high school – Nathan, Eric and Ober.Shortly after taking the job, Ben is tricked into revealing a Supreme Court decision before it’s announced. The person who tricked Ben makes a fortune in the stock market since he had prior knowledge on the ruling. Worried about his job, Ben vows to fight back and enlists the aid of Lisa and his roommates. The bad guy always seems to be one step ahead, though, so Ben isn’t sure who to trust.Ben finally decides that he has no choice except to turn himself in and cooperate with the U. S. Marshals office, but it seems like he can’t trust them either. The book comes to an exciting climax when all the parties involved come together.I listened to the audio version of The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer. It was read by Scott Brick and his narration had a noir feeling to it. I found it a little distracting at first but, after a little while, I didn’t notice it anymore. I enjoyed the book and found myself prolonging chores or walks so that I could listen to more of it. The audio version is approximately 14 hours long.
    • 4/5
      This was an entertaining story but not great. The characters were well developed and I found myself involved with their plight as the story went on but I wasn't happy with the ending.

      **I listen to my books while working at my easel and this one was read by Scott Brick -- my all time favorite narrator and of course he knocked it out of the field again!
    • 1/5
      Rather promising premise - late 20 something power brokers in Washington that are in trouble - but the dialog was quite juvenile & the characters had little redeeming qualities. A rather boring and uneventful read.
    • 1/5
      I cannot fathom how this man has sold so many books.

      In this one, we meet Ben Addison and his three best buds, and have to suffer through dialogue that doesn't cut mustard against Sunday morning banter in the frat house.

      The characters are largely annoying, and I found myself not really caring one way or another what happened to any of them.

      A book I only completed due to the fact that I'd gotten far enough in before I realized how ultimately stupid it was, and I'd finish it to have at least a record of how lame this author is.
    • 4/5
      I really did enjoy this, but it was pretty clearly one of Meltzer's earlier works. I've read some of his more recent works and found them impossible to put down--this one started out that way, and ended that way, but there was a good chunk in the middle where I was sort of wandering along and enjoying it, but not finding it to be so compulsively readable as I might have liked. As always, though, his characters were great, and the plot was full of twists and turns. I think I am glad that it wasn't the first of his works which I wandered into, but I'd certainly recommend it to readers who enjoy legal thrillers or works of suspense.
    • 4/5
      The plot was compelling, the characters not so much. The dialogue was at turns humorous and stilted. Nevertheless the story kept me engaged from beginning to end.One strange thing for those of you who read the book. Anyone explain why Ben doesn't carry a cell phone? His repeated trips to the pay phone comes off anachronistic and doesn't ring true so to speak.All in all a good read for this genre.
    • 4/5
      I got more than I expected out of this book (and I never expect much from these types of books). It was a page turner for me. I definitely did not expect how funny it would be. If you're not into comedic dialog, you won't like this book. The book could probably be shortened a hundred pages or so if you took out all the interactions between the roommates. Unfortunately the ending was very bittersweet.
    • 2/5
      These people are babies. Pampered, sheltered and practically helpless. The dialogue was juvenile and the action was twisty for the sake of being twisty. Melodramatic about sums it up. No more Meltzer for me. The poor writing did not enamor me of any of the characters and I wanted them to get hung. They all deserved it.
    • 4/5
      Another fast paced thriller tied to the Supreme Court. Great to read after several heavy duty reads. Read a paperback copy I found on paperback swap.

    • 2/5
      This was my second Meltzer and I didn't find it as appealing as The Millionaires. This is probably more suited to a younger audience, probably early twentyish. I also didn't find the characters believable. Four male college graduate roomates in Washington DC are not going to be all 'Gee Wally' in personality. Truly I kept thinking I was reading a Hardy Boys story with a more hi tech twist.