Protect and Defend
About this book
On a cold day in January President Kerry Kilcannon takes the oath of office-- and within days makes his first, most important move: appointing a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Kilcannon's choice is a female judge with a brilliant record. And a secret. While the Senate spars over Caroline Masters' nomination, an inflammatory abortion rights case is making its way toward the judge--and will explode into the headlines. Suddenly, the most divisive issue in America turns the President's nomination into all-out war. And from Judge Masters to a conservative, war-hero senator facing a crisis of conscience and a fifteen-year-old girl battling for her future, no one will be safe. Protect and Defend takes us on a riveting journey between what is legal, what is right . . . and the price of finally knowing the difference.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 4609 readers · 591 pages · ≈ 10 h 57 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Protect and Defend?
About ≈ 10 h 57 m — 591 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Protect and Defend?
591 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Protect and Defend?
It sits on the Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Is Protect and Defend in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Protect and Defend?
Richard North Patterson.