An FBI political thriller with a powerful female lead from award-winning author J. L. Brown. The Divide picks up where Rule of Law left off. Divided we fall... Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Jade Harrington and her team have their hands full with a new case. Someone is murdering people who appear to have little in common--aside from the fact that they're prominent one-percenters. President Whitney Fairchild's first year in office isn't going as planned. No president since Abraham Lincoln has been under so much pressure to keep a divided nation together, and on top of that, her long-kept secret might finally be exposed. For both Jade and Whitney, it's hard to know whom to trust. Family members, friends, coworkers, and allies--not all of them are what they seem. Who is for them, and who is against them? " Brown has created strong, intriguing leads in Jade and Whitney, both seemingly poised to continue in future adventures...a promising debut...an engaging novel. "— Kirkus Reviews " DON'T SPEAK is fast-paced, entertaining, and full of twists — I thoroughly enjoyed it. Jade Harrington is a kickass heroine. " — Meg Gardiner, author of UNSUB " If you've been wishing someone would start writing smart thrillers...J. L. Brown is for you." — Howard Michael Gould, author of Last Looks Divided we fall . . . Acting FBI Special Agent in Charge Jade Harrington and her team have their hands full with a new case. Someone is murdering people who appear to have little in common—aside from the fact that they're prominent one-percenters. President Whitney Fairchild's first year in office isn't going as planned. No president since Abraham Lincoln has been under so much pressure to keep a divided nation together, and on top of that, her long-kept secret might finally be exposed. For both Jade and Whitney, it's hard to know whom to trust. Family members, friends, coworkers, and allies—not all of them are what they seem. Who is for them, and who is against them? J. L. Brown (also writing as Julie L. Brown) writes gripping political thrillers featuring FBI Agent Jade Harrington and powerful historical fiction exploring perseverance, freedom, and legacy.   She is the award-winning author of the Jade Harrington series, which include the novels, The Paine Society, The Divide, Rule of Law, and Don't Speak, and the short story, "Few Are Chosen." She is also the author of the historical fiction, Bend, Don't Break (Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award finalist), the alternative-history novel, No One Will Save Us (Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist, National Indie Excellence Book Award finalist, Independent Press Award winner). Her books have been praised by Kirkus Reviews, the Midwest Book Review, and the Seattle Book Review.   She is a member of Black Women Write Seattle, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America-Northwest, Sisters in Crime-Puget Sound, and the Alliance of Independent Authors.   Julie earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. She resides with her family in the Pacific Northwest, where she is working on her next novel.