num_pages: 21
description: A newly elected president gets an unexpected chance to nominate a new chief justice of the Supreme Court. His first choice is a respected Court of Appeals judge, a woman whose nomination faces two serious obstacles: a long-held personal secret, and a volatile abortion case--pitting a 15-year old girl against her pro-life parents--that may come before the court. Unabridged.
language: English
title: Protect and Defend
titlecomplete: Protect and Defend
genres: Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Adult, Legal Thriller, Suspense, Novels, Mystery Thriller, Politics, Mystery
ratings_count: 4335
series: Kerry Kilcannon
publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group