Poor Little Bitch Girl

Ben Addison, fresh from Yale Law, is a new clerk for one of the Supreme Court’s most respected justices. But when he accidentally reveals the secret outcome of an upcoming decision, a blackmailer makes millions and Ben starts to sweat. Big time. He turns to his co-clerk, Lisa, and his housemates, Nathan, Eric, and Ober, for help. Washington’s best and brightest, they offer coveted insider access to the State Department, a major Washington newspaper, and the Senate. But before they know it, their careers-and their lives-are on the line. Where does loyalty end? Where does greed begin? And how much can you really trust your friends?

TRAVELLING IN EUROPE WITH HER FAMILY, DAISY MILLER, AN EXQUISITELY BEAUTIFUL YOUNG AMERICAN WOMAN, PRESENTS HER FELLOW-COUNTRYMAN WINTERBOURNE WITH A DILEMMA HE CANNOT RESOLVE. IS SHE DELIBERATELY FLOUTING SOCIAL CONVENTION IN THE OUTSPOKEN WAY SHE TALKS AND ACTS, OR IS SHE SIMPLY IGNORANT OF THOSE CONVENTIONS? WHEN SHE STRIKES UP AN INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP WITH AN URBANE YOUNG ITALIAN, HER FLAT REFUSAL TO OBSERVE THE CODES OF RESPECTABLE BEHAVIOUR LEAVE HER PERILOUSLY EXPOSED. IN DAISY MILLER JAMES CREATED HIS FIRST GREAT PORTRAIT OF THE ENIGMATIC AND DANGEROUSLY INDEPENDENT AMERICAN WOMAN, A FIGURE WHO WOULD COME TO DOMINATE HIS LATER MASTERPIECES.