{"product_id":"code-of-silence-9780807007280","title":"Code of Silence","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 IRE Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to uphold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCode of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of federal court employee Cathy McBroom, who had to flee her job as a case manager in Galveston, Texas, after enduring years of sexual harassment and assault by her boss—US District Judge Samuel Kent. Following a decade of firsthand reporting at the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, investigative reporter Lise Olsen charts McBroom’s assault and the aftermath, when McBroom was thrust into the role of whistleblower to denounce a federal judge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Olsen discovered by investigating McBroom’s story and other federal judicial misconduct matters nationwide was shocking. With the h","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737403502935,"sku":"9780807007280","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780807007280.jpg?v=1723811169","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/code-of-silence-9780807007280","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}