The Street Lawyer: A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense
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A gripping legal thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of Sooley and The Judge’s List.
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Michael Brock is a man in the fast lane.
He’s a rising star at Drake & Sweeney, a giant Washington law firm. No time to waste, no time to help those in need. No time for a conscience.
But when a violent encounter with a homeless man stops him cold, Brock is forced to confront the truth about who he really works for. What he finds is a shocking violation of the rights of the homeless, with Drake & Sweeney at the centre, and suddenly his conscience begins to stir.
To do the right thing, Brock must put himself in the firing line and uncover his employer’s most dangerous secrets.
But is he willing to risk it all?
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‘A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos’ – Irish Independent
‘John Grisham is the master of legal fiction’ – Jodi Picoult
‘The best thriller writer alive’ – Ken Follett
‘John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers’ – Telegraph
‘Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller’ – The Times
‘Grisham’s storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.’ – Daily Record
‘Masterful – when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they’re not just alive, they’re pulsating’ – Mirror
‘A giant of the thriller genre’ – TimeOut
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Additional information
| Publisher | Cornerstone Digital (20 April 2010) |
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| Language | English |
| File size | 3028 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 360 pages |
| Page numbers source ISBN | 0099496615 |
by Ginger
Gripping start. Something happens quickly which made me want to read on.
There characters and plot where simplified and condensed in time but for me, this was a plus. There were no twists and little attention was given to a dead witness.
It’s not Grisham’s best book but overall, I liked it and would recommend.
by Barry Edwards
A decent, easy to read story that was vary enjoyable. Typical good guys versus the bad guys with an interesting ending.
by Sarah
The author accidentally finds out that he is not really happy in his work and that making lots of money is not the answer to a useful life. Originally he wants to right a wrong but makes a major error and antigo -nises his superiors. He is about to lose his job in a rich firm but makes contact with pro bonus workers and suddenly finds his vocation to help homeless people until he finds the ability to assist the poor and to put
them on the right track for better life. This is demonstrated in a very lively manner with a lot of further
accidents and the involvement of other people whose aim in life is to improve the well being of street people.
by lmg
I am reading my way through Grisham novels (re-reading mostly) and this has to be my favourite so far. His novels pull you in, keep you engaged whilst grappling with real issues. Great read
by Amazon Customer
My favourite author, end of.
by Mandrek Larl
Ok so perhaps in terms of thrills and spills excitement “The Street Lawyer” is not up there with “The Pelican Brief” or the “The Firm”; nor does it have the complexities of “The Runaway Jury” or the “The Partner”; and of course you know that the street lawyer goods guys will come out on top of the bad guys even before opening the book, but none of that stops John Grisham’s ninth novel from being a first rate read.
This time out Grisham seamlessly blends compassion for Washington DC’s down and outs with contempt for suited and booted big buck law firm partners as rising star law-school grad associate Michael Brock, a man who’s sold his soul and more for a chance at a $1m a year partnership, falls, or perhaps more appropriately jumps [no more spoilers here] from grace and has to navigate the gap between high end corporate law and a make do and mend legal clinic for the homeless as he searches for redemption.
Ok so perhaps it’s unlikely that the Michael Brock’s of this world, and I’ve known a few, ever see the light and make the U-turn from get to give until they fail or burn-out, but if you can forgive the credibility gap John Grisham’s “The Street Lawyer” is a moving thought provoking social commentary [usually at this point the Memsahib interjects and points out it’s just a story and I can’t base fact on fiction] and that’s what makes it a five star book.
by Edinjock
I like a book to not only entertain me with plot but to inform me somewhat. The plot here is highly predictable right from the outset and the ending just as predictable but it wasn’t a comfortable read. It was a thinly disguised left-wing political diatribe about the (mainly black) homeless problems in Washington DC and just left me feeling depressed. The wealthy (like millionaire author Grisham) are roundly castigated and our hero reduces himself to poverty to save the homeless. More medieval fairy tale than anything else.
by Helena Bemand
I really enjoyed the plot of the book trying to work out what happens next, I read a lot of crime novels mostly so this was a nice change don’t know which to read next but there’s plenty to choose from