Protect and Defend (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780345404794)

On a cold day in January President Kerry Kilcannon takes the oath of office-- and within days makes his first, most important move: appointing a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Kilcannon's choice is a female judge with a brilliant record. And a secret.

While the Senate spars over Caroline Masters' nomination, an inflammatory abortion rights case is making its way toward the judge--and will explode into the headlines. Suddenly, the most divisive issue in America turns the President's nomination into all-out war. And from Judge Masters to a conservative, war-hero senator facing a crisis of conscience and a fifteen-year-old girl battling for her future, no one will be safe. Protect and Defend takes us on a riveting journey between what is legal, what is right . . . and the price of finally knowing the difference.

Author: Richard North Patterson
ISBN-10: 0345404793
ISBN-13: 9780345404794
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2001
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 6.92h x 4.26w x 1.33d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 32
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 56908 / Protect and Defend