.Powerful Washington lawyer Andrew Martin is on the short list to become Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court--his lifelong dream. Martin's election hits a terrible snag when he lends his Caribbean beach house to a US Senator and good friend. Unknown to Martin, the Senator uses it for a sexual tryst with Vanessa Boyd, a model, who drowns.
Martin, who has had an honorable career up until now, is faced with a devastating choice and must resort to lies, deceit and treachery to conceal these events and become Chief Justice. But his efforts run headlong into Allison Boyd, Vanessa's twin sister, an archeologist who will stop at nothing to find out what really happened to her sister. Allison becomes drawn into a treacherous plot backed by foreign interests. With corruption being exposed at the highest levels of the US government, will she succeed in learning the truth and will Martin realize his dream at the expense of his honor?
Genre: Thriller
Martin, who has had an honorable career up until now, is faced with a devastating choice and must resort to lies, deceit and treachery to conceal these events and become Chief Justice. But his efforts run headlong into Allison Boyd, Vanessa's twin sister, an archeologist who will stop at nothing to find out what really happened to her sister. Allison becomes drawn into a treacherous plot backed by foreign interests. With corruption being exposed at the highest levels of the US government, will she succeed in learning the truth and will Martin realize his dream at the expense of his honor?
Genre: Thriller
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