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The Pelican Brief

Book • 1992
The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court justices.

Darby Shaw, a Tulane University law student, writes a legal brief speculating that the murders were orchestrated by Victor Mattiece, an oil tycoon seeking to drill on Louisiana marshland home to an endangered species of pelican.

As Darby delves deeper, she goes on the run and teams up with Gray Grantham, a reporter from The Washington Post, to uncover the truth and evade the killers.

The novel involves a complex web of conspiracy, political corruption, and legal intrigue, culminating in a thrilling expose reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.

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