The Millionaires - Brad Meltzer [0]
Dead Even
The Tenth Justice
The First Counsel
Copyright
The events and characters in this book are fictitious. Certain real locations and public figures are mentioned, but all other characters and events described in the book are totally imaginary.
Song lyric from “Absolutely Sweet Marie” © 1966, renewed 1994 by Bob Dylan
THE MILLIONAIRES.Copyright © 2002 by Forty-four Steps, Inc.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.
Warner Books
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New York, NY 10017
ISBN: 978-0-7595-2682-2
A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2002 by Warner Books.
First eBook Edition: January 2002
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Contents
Also by Brad Meltzer
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Epilogue
For Cori,
who every single day
amazes me
For Dotty Rubin and Evelyn Meltzer,
Nanny and Grandma,
for teaching me my past,
and in the process,
showing me my future
And in memory of
Ben Rubin and Sol Meltzer,
Poppy and Grandpa,
whose legacies still touch our entire family
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’d like to thank the following people, whose constant support is the only reason this book exists: First of all, Cori. There are so many words in this world, but none is good enough to express what she means to me. I’m not just in love with Cori — I’m astounded by her. By who she is, by what she does, and by who she helps me to be. She’s my tether to reality, and without a doubt, the best reason for me to leave my Land of Make-Believe is to see her at the end of every day. C — thank you for editing, for brainstorming, for putting up with me, and most of all, for believing in every one of our dreams; Jill Kneerim, friend, agent, and every writer’s dream, who embraced and nurtured this book from the absolute start. She has always understood me as a writer, and her Zen way of approaching my manuscripts is more than just a pleasure — it’s pure magic; Elaine Rogers, for always taking such good care of us; Ike Williams, Hope Denekamp, Andrea Dudley, and all the other incredible people who watch out for us at the Hill & Barlow Agency.
I also want to thank my parents for the life they gave me in Brooklyn and all the love they’ve given me since. They’re the ones who first taught me the importance of always being myself, and they’re the reason I’m here today; my sister, Bari, the Charlie to my Oliver and the Oliver to my Charlie. The love these characters have for each other is only possible because of the wonderfully insane childhood I shared with my sister; Bobby, Dale, and Adam Flam and Ami and Matt Kuttler help with everything that needs helping and always make me feel like family; Judd Winick, partner in crime, fellow schemer of the scheme, and the friend who brought me the