Rule of Law

Virginia lawyer Paige Chambers, the plucky heroine of this overly long, often lethargic thriller from Singer (The Advocate), connects with Navy SEAL Patrick via an online dating service. Several months later, just before Patrick and his team are due to parachute into Yemen to rescue an American journalist and a member of the Saudi royal family being held by Houthi rebels, he asks Paige to marry him. Paige, however, is undecided. When the mission ends in disaster, a legal battle ensues over who’s to blame. Is it the U.S. president, Amanda Hamilton; the White House chief of staff, Philip Kilpatrick; or CIA director John Marcano? Paige and the other members of her team, particularly the flamboyant Wyatt Jackson, fight the good fight all the way to the Supreme Court. Readers who like their legal thrillers leavened with a dash of romance and a Christian outlook will find much to like, but those who prefer plenty of flying bullets and full-contact courtroom clashes will have to look elsewhere. (Sept.)