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Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams

3 reviews

lucyatoz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Rogue Justice is the second novel by Stacey Abrams to feature Avery Keene, who is a Supreme Court Law Clerk to Justice Howard Wynn, who remains in a coma from the end of the first book, and President Brandon Stokes is out of the Oval Office. 

This leaves Avery at somewhat of a loose end so she ends up at a legal conference where her life begins to unravel again, this time investigating the death of Judge Francesca Whitner. Her Law Clerk, Preston Davis, hands Avery a dossier, before he is murdered minutes later. So she digs into it with FBI Agent Robert Lee, best friends Dr Ling and Attorney Noah, and her boyfriend, former Navy Lieutenant Jared Wynn, she finds patterns that leads to a sinister plot to undermine the judicial system and impact the lives of every American and beyond...

I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on cloudLibrary.  I read this for prompt "With a revolver" for the 52 Book Club mini challenge September 2024. 

  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

maggiefagala's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was so fun!! Bought it as a sort of wild card buy and enjoyed it SO much. It is definitely plot heavy, since it is more of a traditional thriller— but I also totally fell in love with the main character. Very easy ready, super fun, & has a unique political spin. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

I would rank the SA content as minor but do list it as a trigger. It is an important aspect of the story & is not heavily detailed/descriptive, but still good to be aware of!

whenimreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Avery Keene is back and the story picks up four months after the conclusion of While Justice Sleeps, where Avery accused the President of United States of genocide and treason. Now the President’s under investigation and possible impeachment. Avery is not making friends in high places when a law clerk approaches her with a mysterious extortion and death of a federal judge and he gets killed in broad daylight right before her eyes - Avery is again embroiled in a dangerous and sinister plot by unknown hackers. 

Abrams blows me away with her great writing, mystery building and political intrigue, I’m hooked! What stands out to me the most are all the layers woven into the story and how they get revealed to the reader. I’m enjoying this ragtag group of crime solvers and especially like the interactions between Avery and Agent Lee, they almost have a daughter-father relationship and it really makes me care and root for them when all these events are against them. 

I’m pretty sure I’ll be reading whatever Stacey puts out next and I hope we get more of Avery’s books!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault