num_pages: 432
description: Two Supreme Court Justices are dead Their murders remain unsolved Darby Shaw a brilliant and beautiful New Orleans legal student draws up a speculative legal brief which links the deaths and uncovers an astonishing presidential conspiracy When her boyfriend is atomised in a car bomb it becomes clear that somebody is intent on silencing Darby for good Somebody who will stop at nothing to preserve the secrets of the Pelican Brief
language: English
title: The Pelican Brief
titlecomplete: The Pelican Brief
characters: Victor Mattiece, Darby Shaw, Gray Grantham, Thomas Callahan, Gavin  Verheek
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Law, Mystery Thriller, Novels, Adult Fiction, Crime, Legal Thriller, Suspense
ratings_count: 423268
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Washington, D.C.
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Evergreen Teen Book Award
publisher: Arrow Books