He followed up his second book with 2001’s The First Council, about a lawyer at the White House who becomes involved with the President’s daughter. Since the publishing of Dead Even, Brad Meltzer has written a novel almost every year. No matter how hard they fight, in the end, someone might get hurt. The spouses give it their all in court and feel the tension at home while maintaining the terrible secret that drives them.

Each is tasked with the desperate task of doing everything they can to secure a victory. However, Jared has been given the same exact set of instructions. She must win the case to save the life of her husband Jared, who is also a lawyer. Sara Tate, an assistant District Attorney in Manhattan is threatened with a deadly demand. Even if the source is one of their own.ĭead Even was published in 1999. Ben must rely on his fellow clerk Lisa and reliable house mates in high places to help defeat the blackmailer and must trace the weak links back to their source. When he accidentally reveals the verdict for a high level case, one of the parties uses the information to make millions. Ben is focused, and eager, but also untested by experience. The story follows Ben Addison, selected to be a clerk for a Supreme Court justice. It was published in 1998 and became a New York Times Bestseller. Meltzer sold the second novel he worked on while in law school, called The Tenth Justice. Meltzer found some work in 1994 when he co-authored the swearing-in oath that all AmeriCorps members accept. They have two sons and a daughter together. He married that sweetheart and she became his wife Cori. He attended law school with a childhood sweetheart at Columbia Law and was chosen to be on the Law Review. The book was called Fraternity and was never published after two dozen rejections. However, the editor he wanted to work with was leaving, so he decided to put his focus into writing a novel instead. After graduating in 1993, Meltzer got an offer from a magazine. He then attended the University of Michigan. Meltzer graduated from the North Miami Beach Senior High School in 1988. Brad has said writing creatively has always been a big part of his life. His father began selling insurance and his mother found work in a furniture store. His father worked in the garment industry until they moved to Florida. He is a New York Times #1 Best Seller of a total of seven books. He is also a television show creator and a comic book writer. Brad Meltzer is a best selling American author who has written non-fiction and crime fiction.

The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer