The Tenth Vote: A Stein & Associates Thriller

“In a page-turning race against time, the story takes the reader into the inner workings of one of our nation’s most closely guarded institutions...” –Dan Schorr, author of Final Table, National Indie Excellence Awards Winner for Literary Fiction

After a client is intentionally trapped in an MRI machine, Attorney Miranda Patel and her colleagues investigate the bizarre incident. They uncover a sophisticated international hacking ring reaching into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When the cyberattack turns deadly, the lawyers race against time to identify the enemy holding the Court hostage.

In The Tenth Vote, set in Washington's corridors of power, diplomats, attorneys, tech tycoons, spies, oligarchs, and the press duel in an intricate plot which unfolds like a set of Russian dolls with a surprise final betrayal.

Marian K Riedy is an attorney, professor emeritus, swimming instructor, and the author of two previous legal thrillers, Fatal Accusation and Surprise Witness. Kim Sperduto is a litigator with decades of experience representing Washington, D.C.'s usual denizens. The two have worked together in the legal arena for over twenty years. Both are avid golfers with Marian also pursuing Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, swimming, and jogging. She has run the Boston Marathon, hiked in the Himalayas, swum in Lake Geneva, and has master's points in bridge. Kim loves baseball, bourbon, the blues, and fly-fishing. Both authors were born in Kansas but lived most of their lives elsewhere.