Landing a prestigious position as a Supreme Court clerk fresh out of Yale Law,Ben Addison is on the ultra-fast track to successΓÇöuntil he inadvertently shares a classified secret with the wrong listener. And now the anonymous blackmailer who made a killing with Ben’s information is demanding more. Guilty of a criminal acthis golden future suddenly in jeopardyBen turns for help to his roommatesΓÇöthree close friends from childhoodeach strategically placed near the seats of Washington powerΓÇöand to his beautifulwhip-smart fellow clerkLisa Schulman. But trust is a dangerous commodity in the nation’s capital. And when livescareersand power are at stakeloyalties can shatter like glass . . . and betrayals can be lethal.