The Longbridge Decision

In his debut, Brown delivers a chillingly plausible thriller that ties Wall Street corruption to a plot threatening the foundations of the U.S. government. When she's implicated in the murder of a senior partner at her prestigious Wall Street law firm, young lawyer Mayson Corelli goes on the run, reluctantly enlisting the help of the firm's new star lawyer, the handsome but infuriating Tyler Waddill. Fleeing New York to pursue a lead, the duo fail to realize they stand in the way of a far-reaching conspiracy to stack the Supreme Court and transform America into a theocracy. As Mayson and Tyler cross-cross the nation, eluding police and the FBI, the cat-and-mouse games get ever more dangerous, escalating both the violence and plotting. Although Brown's story is engaging, readers may get frustrated with his leads' wooden bickering and an excessive number of plot twists. (May)