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Title: The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer ISBN: 0-446-61064-X Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.21 (135 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A definite 5-star thriller!
Comment: The First Counsel is one of the best books I have read in a long time. This is the first Meltzer book I've read, and as is usually the case, the first book by an author is usually my favorite since you don't have any clue as to how the author writes or where he is going with the story.
This book truly was a page turner and very easy to read. Instead of telling us, Meltzer uses a lot of dialogue to keep the story moving quickly. Authors like James Patterson are easy to read but his novels are so short. When I read Scott Turow, just a few pages wore me out. The First Counsel is full of twists and turns and substance and easy to read 60 to 70 pages at a time.
The opening chapter had me hooked. White House lawyer Michael Garrick is dating the president's daughter Nora. They elude the secret service and see Garrick's boss Edgar Simon at a gay bar. Simon then drives out into the forest to make a drop of $40,000. Nora and Michael go exploring and Nora takes some of the money. From there a murder is committed and the evidence keeps mounting against Michael.
I enjoyed this book so much because most of the action revolved around the White House, which seemed very intriguing to me. The First Daugher Nora was also a great character. She just wanted to live a normal life but had so many flaws. As the book draws to an end, we have to see if Michael can figure out who is trying to frame him and keep from getting killed. We also have to see how Michael and Nora's relationship worked out. I admit that I liked this book because the idea of dating the president's daughter seemed cool to me. The idea of any kind of outsider having access to the White House is intriguing.
This is one of those books where getting to the end is half the fun. Meltzer takes the reader on a great ride. The climax is believable and exciting and well written. It has a few twists and also sheds some doubt onto Nora's character and all of her previous actions. I just finished reading the book a few minutes ago, so I haven't yet decided yet what kind of person Nora truly is. Is she a sympathetic victim or an evil manipulator, or both?
I've read a few reviews that have criticized this book. Maybe Meltzer's other books aren't as good as this one, but I'm definitely going to read them. I was surprised at how much I became involved with the outcome of the story.
I recommend this book to anyone.
Rating: 3
Summary: Corridors of Power, Mystery and Intrique
Comment: Brad Meltzer has written a slick thriller that is, indeed, a "page turner". His knowledge of the White House is superb and we are led skillfully through corridors of power, mystery and intrigue at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The dialogue is good. The plot holds our interest to the very end. The characters, however, are not even remotely believable. The behavior and problems of Nora, the First Daughter, could never have escaped the scrutiny of the FBI or the media. Michael, our earnest young hero, puzzles us as he persists in a relationship with a bizarre young woman the reader will see immediately as out of control, manipulative and self-serving.
Edgar Simon, Michael's boss, could be a fascinating study, but he is portrayed in a superficial manner, as are the other "players" in the story.
Despite the contrived ending, including the probable solution to Michael's tribulations with his father, those who read the book will be swept along by the momentum of the tale and will enjoy it for what it is. It is only by comparison with the author's fine first novel, The Tenth Justice, that we preceive the flaws in this book and are disappointed.
Rating: 5
Summary: GREAT
Comment: this was the first book i read of brad meltzer and i couldn't put it down. I'm not into politics or even how things are run in the white house, senate or capital, but this book got me hooked. I read this book in 2 days. I am ordering all the rest of his books because they keep you going, never knowing what is going to happen next. I LOVE IT.
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Title: The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer ISBN: 0446606243 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Millionaires by Brad Meltzer ISBN: 0446611921 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 28 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Dead Even by Brad Meltzer ISBN: 0446607339 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer ISBN: 0446530980 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 20 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Split Second by David Baldacci ISBN: 0446530891 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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