THE APPEAL

u003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e BESTSELLER • In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict—or reverse it. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough to his interests. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. u003ciu003eTheiru003c/iu003e Supreme Court justice.