Rogue Justice

A Thriller

By: Stacey Abrams

Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo

Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The #1 bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps returns with another riveting and intricately plotted thriller, in which a blackmailed federal judge, a secret court and a brazen murder may lead to an unprecedented national crisis.

"Abrams delivers another smart, zippy thriller." —Washington Post

"A thoroughly compelling take on the machinations of Washington and those covetous of power." —New York Magazine

Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unraveling an international conspiracy in While Justice Sleeps. But as the sparks of Congressional hearings and political skirmishes swirl around her, Avery is approached at a legal conference by Preston Davies, an unassuming young man and fellow law clerk to a federal judge in Idaho. Davies believes his boss, Judge Francesca Whitner, was being blackmailed in the days before she died. Desperate to understand what happened, he gives Avery a file, a burner phone, and a fearful warning that there are highly dangerous people involved.

Another shocking murder leads Avery to a list of names – all federal judges – and, alarmingly, all judges on the FISA Court (the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court), also known as America’s "secret court." It is this body which grants permission to the government to wiretap Americans or spy on corporations suspected of terrorism. As Avery digs deeper, she begins to see a frightening pattern – and she worries that something far more sinister may be unfolding inside the nation’s third branch of government. With lives at stake, Avery must race the clock and an unexpected enemy to find the answer.

Drawn from today’s headlines and woven with her unique insider perspective, Stacey Abrams combines twisting plotlines, wry wit, and clever puzzles to create another immensely entertaining suspense novel.

©2023 Stacey Abrams (P)2023 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"A thoroughly compelling take on the machinations of Washington and those covetous of power." —New York Magazine

"With Rogue Justice, Abrams delivers another smart, zippy thriller; in Keene, she’s created a dogged and determined hero who could take down a whole slate of bad guys between her morning latte and a late lunch." —Washington Post

"Abrams excels at showing how power and the desire for revenge can twist people into the worst versions of themselves." —The New York Times Book Review

Rogue Justice Another winner!!!

Stacey Abrams takes us, again, into the inner workings of our branches of government and the civil servants who support it. She is skilled as a writer and could be wealthy on her her knowledge and books alone. Thankfully she also wants the save the world too. Adenrele’s narration is outstanding.

Not bad for a first

I look forward to more from her, and I don’t mean just fiction.
Perhaps this will be just the first in a new exciting series. I certainly hope so.

Brilliant!

Wonderful performance of a the best story so far! I can’t wait for the next installment.

Really liked this sequel

As said by other raters, the narrator wasn’t great. I almost returned the book because of the narrator, but eventually got into the story and decided to finish it. It was a really good story. I love the strong, brilliant Black women portrayed. And it was very on point regarding the dangers to women in the military, and cyber criminals. All in all I really liked it.

Rogue Justice is Really Good!

Stacy Abrams is a woman of many gift and talents and I am happy she is using them. This book was suspenseful and complex. The knowledge of cyber security was so in depth I wondered if she did this work before. The way she managed multiple character story lines was masterful. Great book!

Revenge

Although the plot makes Avery Kane out to be superhuman, the story moves briskly and reaches a satisfying conclusion.

The begging of a series

Such great intrigue with a well developed protagonist! There is so much left unresolved that there has to be more to come. Stacey Abrams is a new Louise Penny. —- Well written, great storyline.

Nice listen.

Stacey Abrams has written a very good thriller. I enjoy her lead characters and the plot was interest. I will certainly purchase her next release.

Great read!

Loved this book! Kept me intrigued the whole time. Can't wait for the next title.

Great sequel

A good sequel to the first Avery Keene book switch is very compelling and has interesting parallels to today’s society. I look forward to more.