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The Tenth Justice
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The Tenth Justice (1997) is Brad Meltzer's first novel, who wrote the book when he was 26, a recent graduate of Columbia Law School.
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The book centers around a Supreme Court clerk who leaks the court's rulings to another lawyer. The lawyer is a fraud who blackmails the clerk. The clerk and his friends devise a plan to save themselves and stop the blackmailer.
According to WorldCat, the book is held by 1901 libraries.[1]
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Plot
Ben Addison, a new Supreme Court clerk, accidentally reveals an upcoming decision to another lawyer. That lawyer is a fraud though and he makes millions off the announcement. The lawyer also blackmails Ben. To save himself, Ben shares his secret with Lisa, a fellow clerk, and his three roommates: a State Department worker, a Washington Daily reporter and a Senator's assistant. The team uses their resources to uncover the blackmailer and save their friend, but their abuse of power comes at a cost. Someone within their circle is leaking information, so they must battle internal and external forces to secure their once-bright futures.
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Proposed film adaptation
On April 8, 2003, Justin Lin was set to direct the feature film adaptation of the novel, and co-write the screenplay with Fabian Marquez and Ernesto Foronda, and Fox 2000 set to distribute the movie.[2]
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