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Brad Meltzer (Author)
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Publication Date: 20 Sep 2001
JFK Jr. was Lark. Amy Carter was Dynamo. Chelsea Clinton was Energy. Meet Shadow.

"Shadow" is the Secret Service codename for the First Daughter, Nora Hartson. And when she starts dating young White House lawyer Michael Garrick, he starts feeling like the First Counsel. That's what happens to everyone who lives in her world.

It's a world all of us have heard about, but none of us truly know - a world where your dad's the President, your close friends wear earpieces and carry guns and a world where everyone is watching.

On a date, Nora and Michael see something they shouldn't. To protect her, he admits to something he shouldn't. And when the problem snowballs out of control, she may have to do something she shouldn't.

The First Counsel. The President's Daughter.

You've never dated anyone like this.

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  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks; New Ed edition (20 Sep 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340769386
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340769386
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3 x 17.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 603,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Michael Garrick is a young man with a dream job. As a lawyer in the White House, he rubs shoulders with the top men and women in the country. And that includes Shadow, the Secret Service code name for the First Daughter, Nora Hartson, who likes Michael a lot. It's difficult dating the First Daughter; Michael and Nora are never alone, and Nora has a rebellious streak about the constant surveillance she is under, so it is no surprise when she encourages Michael to lose the tail when they are out one evening. But when they see Edgar Simon, the President's chief advisor and Michael's boss, in a gay bar, they decide to follow him. What they see will put Michael's career--and his life--in danger.

Back at the White House, Michael talks to one of his colleagues about the legal and ethical issues of the Edgar Simon situation. She says she will get back to him, but before she does she is murdered, and Michael is on the list of suspects. Nora could corroborate his alibi, but suddenly it's impossible to get hold of her. She doesn't answer his calls and, when Michael finally does speak to her, she doesn't want to be involved, leaving him baffled and vulnerable. This is a roller coaster of a thriller, one with a unique view of the day to day dealings in the most powerful house in the world. --Otto Penzler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Breakneck . . . an action-packed read' (Mail on Sunday on DEAD EVEN )

'Gets the blood pumping' (The New York Times on DEAD EVEN )

'Grisham had better beware, for there's a new kid on the block. In The Tenth Justice young Brad Meltzer - all of 26 - has formulated a thriller that fairly crackles, having pace, confidence and velocity-charged story-telling' (The Irish Times on THE TENTH JUSTICE )

'Legal mega-thriller which plumbs the dark depths of deceit, greed and treachery' (The Northern Echo )

'A thriller to rival Grisham' (Peterborough Evening Telegraph )

'Meltzer's dark political thriller pulses with adrenaline in a mean and dangerous race to the final revelation.' (Oxford Times )

'Terrific' (The Bookseller )

'Brad Meltzer paces his thrid novel so well that pages literally fly past my eyes... as pure entertainment, THE FIRST COUNSEL works very well indeed' (Deadly Pleasures )

'A wonderfully enjoyable ride ... a cracking good story, told with great energy and exuberence'' (The Legal Executive Journal )
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4.0 out of 5 stars Highly Entertaining 28 Sep 2001
By Simon Holden (simonholden1@hotmail.com)
Format:Hardcover
One can presume from reading a short synopsis of this book that the story would be fairly predictable and unbelievable. This is true in some part, although such an outlook would fail to highlight Meltzer's enviable ability to keep the reader glued to the pages. The story does seem to be highly predictable at times, but let's be honest, most stories are. I believe the ending makes up for such shortfallings and finishes off in a magnificently unpredictable fashion. However, the ending is also where the reader starts to wonder whether such a situation like this could ever happen in real life. The chances of one of the in-house counsel of the White House being able to avoid the clutches of the FBI and all others that trail him are remote, in the most part extreme. But nevertheless, a highly entertaining read and definitely a book that you won't be able to put down. I would buy this and look forward to the next Meltzer novel I pick up.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A SUSPENSE LACED READING 16 Jan 2001
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Audiobook aficionados may well remember the sterling readings by Scott Brick of "The Lion's Game" and "The Ice Limit." He's every bit as effective with his rendering of this mesmerizing tale of D.C. intrigue.

Michael Garrick, a promising young White House lawyer, is more than attracted to the President's daughter, Nora. While the path to true love has never run smooth, this path for Michael soon proves to be land mined with insurmountable obstacles.

There's a sinister plan afoot at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue masterminded by a White House insider. When Michael and Nora accidentally witness something better not seen, the attorney finds himself locked in a struggle for his very life.

Scott Brick's suspense laced reading adds luster to this timely thriller.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Light entertainment 6 May 2004
By HORAK
Format:Paperback
Michael Garrick is a young White House lawyer. He starts dating the First Daughter, Nora Hartson, coded Shadow by the Secret Service. One night, Nora takes Michael to a gay bar called "Pendulum", after having shaken off the Secret Service people in a rough car ride. To Michael's bewilderment, one of the patrons in the bar is Edgar Simon, lawyer to the President himself. As Simon leaves the Pendulum, Michael and Nora decide to follow him. To their surprise, Simon enters a park and hides a manila envelope inside a tree trunk. Once Simon has left, they discover that the envelope contains $ 40 000, of which Nora secretly removes $ 10 000. On their way back, as the police are about to stop Michael for speeding, Nora hides the money into the glove box, money which will be eventually discovered and confiscated by the officer. But the situation really turns bad for Michael the following day, when the First Counsel Edgar Simon claims that it was Michael who hid the envelope containing the $ 40 000 in the park... At this point Michael still isn't aware what a runaway he has embarked on.
Like other authors, Mr Meltzler uses the standard ingredients of so many espionage stories: money, the Presidential family, the White House, betrayal, drugs, greed and love. Shake them well and you get a novel like "The First Counsel". Nevertheless, the result is quite entertaining.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thrill seekers will love it.
I had just finished reading the Tenth Justice and decided to move onto this next. At first I wasn't feeling the heart racing adrenline of Tenth Justice but then First Counsel came... Read more
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Published on 19 July 2004 by Donald Mitchell
5.0 out of 5 stars Brad Meltzer at his best.
This book is too difficult to put down. It is fast paced and gets your mind into overdrive thinking what could happen next. By far the best of his novels. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2001 by pamela@misspiggy.co.uk
3.0 out of 5 stars Nearly Grisham
This was my first Meltzer novel,and i was a little disappointed with it.Firstly the two main charecters just didn't seem quite real enough. Read more
Published on 8 April 2001 by hill_bobbie@hotmail.com
3.0 out of 5 stars Standard Fair
Anyone who has read any sort of a thriller should be able to see through this average book. Inspired by readers comments stating that this may be better than Grisham I bought the... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Grisham is not in this guy's class
Once again Brad Meltzer shows us he is the master of the legal thriller. As always his hero is a young lawyer making his way in the world. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2001 by demonneil@hotmail.com
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC! : )
Once again, Brad Meltzer keeps you on the edge of your seat in this tense & gripping thriller. What amazes me with all his books is the way he convinces you that you know... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Thriller...John Grisham BEWARE
One man dating the First Daughter of US is caught in a murder conspiracy. This is my firt book by the author and it is absolutely gripping.. Read more
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