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Название книги: Dirty Blonde
Автор(ы): Lisa Scottoline
Жанр: Триллер
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Dirty-Blonde-195844.html
FOR LAURAMy girlfriends are the sisters I picked out for myself.– Mary-Margaret Martinez Justice is but truth in action.– Justice Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court of the United States
PROLOGUE
Cate Fante was the guest of honor at this celebration, which was drawing to a liquefied close. She raised a final snifter of cognac, joining the judges toasting her appointment to the district court. Tomorrow would be a slow day on the bench. The wheels of justice weren’t lubricated by Remy Martin.“To Judge Cate Fante, our new colleague!” Chief Judge Sherman shouted, and the judges clinked glasses with a costly chime. Wrinkled cheeks draped their tipsy smiles, and their bifocals reflected the flickering candlelight. Their average age was sixty-two, and an appointment to the federal bench was for life. At thirty-nine, Cate felt like she was joining the world’s most exclusive retirement village.“Speech, speech!” the judges called out, their encouragement echoing in the private room. Golden light glowed from brass sconces, and cof
Название книги: Dirty Blonde
Автор(ы): Lisa Scottoline
Жанр: Триллер
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Dirty-Blonde-195844.html
FOR LAURAMy girlfriends are the sisters I picked out for myself.– Mary-Margaret Martinez Justice is but truth in action.– Justice Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court of the United States
PROLOGUE
Cate Fante was the guest of honor at this celebration, which was drawing to a liquefied close. She raised a final snifter of cognac, joining the judges toasting her appointment to the district court. Tomorrow would be a slow day on the bench. The wheels of justice weren’t lubricated by Remy Martin.“To Judge Cate Fante, our new colleague!” Chief Judge Sherman shouted, and the judges clinked glasses with a costly chime. Wrinkled cheeks draped their tipsy smiles, and their bifocals reflected the flickering candlelight. Their average age was sixty-two, and an appointment to the federal bench was for life. At thirty-nine, Cate felt like she was joining the world’s most exclusive retirement village.“Speech, speech!” the judges called out, their encouragement echoing in the private room. Golden light glowed from brass sconces, and cof
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