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The Client

by John Grisham

The Client Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In a weedy lot on the outskirts of memphis, two  boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull upt ot the  curb... Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother  were sharing a forbidden cigarrette when a chance  encounter with a suicidal laywer left Mark knowing  a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of  the most sought-after dead body in America. Now  Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad  and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime.  And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love,  who has been a lawyer for all of four years.  Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make  Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep  him quiet. And Reggie will do anything to protect  her client — even take a last, desperate gamble  that could win Mark his freedom... or cost them  both their lives.

Review:

"Engrossing!"—San Francisco Chronicle.

"Absorbing... Wildly original... His best book yet."—Cosmopolitan.

"Heart -pounding!" —Orlando Sentinel.

"Grisham is an absolute master!"—Washington Post.

Review:

"Engrossing!" — San Francisco Chronicle.

Review:

"Absorbing... Wildly original... His best book yet." --Cosmopolitan.

Review:

"Heart -pounding!" — The Orlando Sentinel.

Review:

"Grisham is an absolute master!" --The Washington Post.

About the Author

John Grisham lives with his family in Virginia and Mississippi. His previous novels are A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and The Partner.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Great fiction, fast action, Grisham has a way of putting comedy right in the middle of heart stopping suspense.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780440213529
Author:
Grisham, John
Publisher:
Dell Publishing Company
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Mafia
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Louisiana
Subject:
New orleans
Subject:
Legal
Subject:
Mystery & detective
Subject:
Legal stories
Subject:
New Orleans (La.) Fiction.
Subject:
Organized crime
Subject:
Brothers
Subject:
New Orleans (La.)
Copyright:
Edition Number:
mass market
Series Volume:
1
Publication Date:
May 1996
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
7.04x4.10x1.30 in. .61 lbs.

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