Rogue Justice is the second book featuring Avery Keene written by Stacey Abrams. Released 23rd May 2023 by Penguin Random House on their Doubleday imprint, it's 368 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. Paperback format due out from the same publisher in second quarter 2024. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout.
It's always fun to see really clever people doing things they're good at. Ms. Abrams is well known as a lawmaker, voting rights advocate, legal professional, and politician. She's perhaps less-well-known as an accomplished author, but certainly no less talented. She writes, and writes very well. This is a well constructed and engaging legal procedural mystery which is fast paced and with a solidly constructed plot. All the parts are engineered well and work to a satisfying denouement and resolution.
There are some difficulties with an overabundance of secondary characters which were sometimes a challenge to keep straight during the read. The ebook format is recommended for the ability to do text searches for that reason. At several places, the narrative felt a little too much like it was taken directly from the headlines and much less like a spy thriller, but here we are.
I cannot imagine that Ms. Abrams has time to sleep, given her schedule and professional commitments. She must be an incredibly gifted time manager, writing and publishing books, speaking publicly, making policy and advocating.
This is the second book of an ongoing series, and especially given the intricacy of the plot and the plethora of characters, the books should be read in order.
Four stars. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition and potentially for mystery book club discussion or a buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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