Dead Even by Brad Meltzer

Dead Even

A Novel

Brad Meltzer

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 28, 2022

“Heart-stopping intensity.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Meltzer has come up with a gem of a plot….It breezes along in high gear….[A] highly recommended suspenser.” —Chicago Tribune In this second novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, husband and wife face off in a legal thriller that poses the most chilling question of all: How far would you go to save the one you love?

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Who it’s for
A high-stakes legal thriller makes the courtroom feel uncomfortably close to home.
Genres
Legal Thrillers, Suspense, Crime Fiction
Published
HarperCollins, June 28, 2022

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“Heart-stopping intensity.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Meltzer has come up with a gem of a plot….It breezes along in high gear….[A] highly recommended suspenser.” —Chicago Tribune In this second novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, husband and wife face off in a legal thriller that poses the most chilling question of all: How far would you go to save the one you love? Sara Tate, a Manhattan assistant DA, is on the brink of losing her job.

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But then she takes a case that may be able to secure her future. Trouble is, it’s much more complicated—and deadly—than it initially appears. While forces within her own office plot against her, an outside threat takes things to another level: Win the case or her attorney husband, Jared, will die. But Jared has received threats, too. Forced to defend the opposition, he learns that, if he loses the case, Sara will be killed. With everything on the line for both of them, husband and wife battle it out—at court and at home—while maintaining the terrible secret behind their motives. Caught in a struggle of rollercoaster emotions and shocking betrayals, Jared and Sara must face the unthinkable: No matter who wins, one of them may die.

Law at Home

A high-stakes legal thriller makes the courtroom feel uncomfortably close to home.

Come here for

  • A courtroom duel with a marriage—and two lives—on the line
  • Legal suspense tangled with intimate betrayals

Expect

  • A layered contest between spouses on opposing sides
  • Escalating danger and emotional reversals

Where it sits

Legal Thrillers96%
Suspense35%
Crime Fiction19%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Romance Adventure
  • Suspense
  • Crime Fiction
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  • Legal Thrillers
  • Political Thrillers
  • Political Fiction
  • Sibling Stories
Authors
Brad Meltzer
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
June 28, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Action & Adventure