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Holding Court

A Novel

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A kidnapping threatens to derail a historic supreme court decision

The kidnapping of a Supreme Court Justice to keep him from being the deciding vote in a monumental environmental issue ushers in a spine-tingling and bizarre set of events, leading all the way to the White House. A young reporter and his professor/fiancée lead readers through a dizzying series of events while the kidnap victim lies in a coma, with suspects everywhere. It’s all topped off with an incredible surprise ending.

Both suspenseful and thought-provoking, Alan Miller’s outstanding…novel plumbs today’s headlines to tell a twisty story filled with desperate characters and a ticking clock.

—David Housewright, Edgar Award-winning author of Something Wicked

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A brazen daylight kidnapping of a Supreme Court Justice at term’s end to keep him from being the critical deciding vote in a monumental environmental issue ushers in a spine-tingling and bizarre set of events, leading all the way to the White House. The Court is compromised, a Court official is mysteriously murdered, a DNA mix-up results in the wrong man being charged in a triple murder, as the scene shifts between four states, in action-packed adventure which includes drones, illegal surveillance and eavesdropping, high tech weaponry, spying, a ransom, and a cast iron frying pan which becomes a weapon. A young reporter and his professor/fiancée lead readers through a dizzying series of events while the kidnap victim lies in a coma, with suspects everywhere. It’s all topped off with an incredible surprise ending.

Product Details

PublishedAugust 17, 2023
ImprintCalumet Editions
LanguageEnglish
Print length284
ISBN-13978-1960250919
Dimensions6 x 0.71 x 9 inches

Miller has written a timely Washington thriller that feels ripped from today’s headlines.

—Brian Freeman, Bestselling Author of The Bourne Sacrifice

…a thrilling political murder mystery centered on that important, but secretive institution, The Supreme Court…told through the eyes of smart and talented characters a reader comes to really like.

—Hon. Paul Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice for 20 years

Ride along with Supreme Court Justice J.J. Richter as he hops on his motorcycle for the ride of his life in Holding Court, Alan Miller’s new mystery, which deftly spans the corporate world and the highest levels of the United States government with intrigue and suspense at every turn.

—Dr. Roxanne Meshar, author of Living a Luxury Life and God Is Not Zeus!

The storyline in this volume is captivating as it incorporates several puzzling incidents involving the White House, the FBI, drones, lies, murder and more. I guarantee that once you start reading Holding Court, you will not want to put it down.

—Dr. Chaunda L Scott, Professor of Human Resource Development, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

A compelling story told through the eyes of smart and talented characters a reader comes to really like. Miller educates his readers as he takes them into the inner sanctums of the Supreme Court and the minds of its justices.

—Hon. Paul Anderson served on the Minnesota Supreme Court for 20 years until his retirement in 2013.

With nuanced, fascinating characters and Alan’s sparkling and fast-paced storytelling, this absorbing thriller will keep you reading!

—Judith Ruskay Rabinor, PhD