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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A lot more fast paced than The Tenth Justice and a bit more believeable. Again, Meltzer is a bit waspish with the characters, but the ending was an unpredictable surprise. Nice change of pace. (  ) debavp | Dec 2, 2009 |  If anything, I have learned more about my own reading pleasures through this book. I prefer a book that is realistic but still helps me escape from the realism of daily life, that develops relationships that matter, where evil is unquestionably identified, and where good clearly triumphs over evil. This book struck me as similar to a long, hard game of chess with a total stranger - at the end I know little of my opponent, in fact only what he has deliberately chosen to reveal, and it still ends in a clear stalement. No one wins, and it leaves a sense of discouragement and failure. Despite the clear suspense and unpredictable twists, this book left me regretting I had spent the time reading it. (  ) taylorsteve | Aug 4, 2009 | My favorite of Meltzer's books until I read THE BOOK OF LIES. A super fun read about the first daughter and the trouble she gets into. (  ) miriamparker | Mar 19, 2009 | My only frame of reference for White House intrigue is the TV series, West Wing. The First Counsel is also an exciting romp through the corridors of power, although in a much darker sense. But most aspects of the story rang true. The characters were interesting, and fit well in the plot. I can see why I bought more Meltzer novels. My review is on my Blog, Nate's Library, specifically at: http://nates-library.blogspot.com/200... (  ) nbradle2 | Oct 25, 2008 | After hearing an interview with the author I was excited to read his newest book "Book of Fate" but alas it had not yet been released, so I settled for the First Counsel to acquaint me with the author. The book was good, but I thought it was a little too drawn out, I think the author could have summed up the story in about 200 less pages. (  ) ktptcruisin | Sep 20, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
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Meltzer excels at plotting, and he knows the back corridors, family quarters, and secret tunnels of the executive branch as well as those of the Supreme Court, which he revealed in his first two blockbusters. He's not as skillful at characterization. It's hard to believe that the sociopathic tendencies of people in a president's inner circle--or even his family--would have managed to escape the scrutiny of an FBI investigation during his rise to power. And Nora, in particular, doesn't quite come off as the misguided victim she must be in order to make the rest of the story credible. But that's not a huge quibble; Meltzer manages to make Edgar Simon, Michael's boss, the most interesting White House counsel since John Dean. The First Counsel is a cleverly commercial mix of legal thriller and political chicanery guaranteed to keep you turning pages until Meltzer puts the third branch of government in his sights, too. --Jane Adams
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