/— in Harlem, served as senior editor of
the Columbia Law Review and was a
Harlem Fiske Stone Scholar.
"I had a law school professor who
said, 'Look at the front page of the
newspaper on any day, pick out any
story and you'll find lawyers involved
with it, — Meltzer recalled as he dis-
cussed the current interest in legal
\_ thrillers.
"The more the public comes to
understand the way the legal system
works, the more they want to know
and the more they're going to want to
see the way lawyers move into posi-
tions of power."
Although Meltzer loves the law,
writing is his passion.
"Each book became like the prac-
and making sure everything goes right.
"One of the scenes in an early draft
had Sara going into a restroom and
splashing water on her face to calm
down. When my wife read it, she said,
`Obviously, you've never worn make-
up,' and I realized that women don't
do that."
Being cast in a Woody Allen film,
not yet released, seemed like a fringe
benefit for his writing. The novelist
was an extra in a scene that sought
actual authors as party guests.
A fringe benefit for readers and
nonreaders of Meltzer's books is a
charita-
ble
founda-
tion
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United Jewish Appeal.
"We're trying to make
[the foundation] grow
so it can stand on its
own," Meltzer said. "We
want to amass enough
funds so it can continue
forever. I believe so
Brad Meltzer: "The more the public comes to understand much in giving back to
the community."
the way the legal system works, the more they want to
Meltzer, who returns
know and the more they're going to want to see the way
to
Ann
Arbor to see his
lawyers move into positions of power."
brother-in law, junior
Adam Flam, has begun
Inset: "Dead Even" follows Meltzer's hit debut novel
work on a third novel.
"The Tenth Justice."
As he goes on his book-
signing tour, he takes along a computer.
tice of law," he said. "I do very heavy
"I can't talk about [the new book]
research. For The Tenth Justice, I got
because I want to keep it a secret until
into the Supreme Court and found
it's done," he said. "But it will involve
out how that works. For this book, a
lawyers, and there's no question that
friend working in a district attorney's
I'm going to try to have that Michigan
office let me follow him around. I had
reference." ❑
to play the reporter to be the writer
later."
Brad Meltzer will sign books 7
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