The Litigators is a tremendously entertaining romp, filled with the kind of courtroom strategies, theatrics, and suspense that have made John Grisham America’s favorite storyteller.
John Grisham - The Pelican Brief Penguin Readers Level 5 (2300 words) In Washington two judges are murdered and only a young law student, Darby Shaw, knows why. She has uncovered a secret but will anyone believe her and can she stay alive long enough to persuade them she is right? A great thriller by one of the most outstanding writers of the genre today.
Grisham continues to impress with his daring, venturing out of legal thrillers entirely for A Painted House and Skipping Christmas (the re-release of which this past fall was itself a bold move) and, within the genre, working major variations. Here's his most unusual legal thriller yet -a story whose hero and villain are the same, a young man with the tragic flaw of greed;
Judge Atlee has been a powerhouse in local politics and law in his hometown of Clanton, Mississippi for over forty years. But he is dying, and has turned into a recluse. He has summoned his two boys, Ray and Forrest, home to discuss his estate before he dies. Ray is a good son, recently divorced, a professor of law at the University of Virginia. Forrest is a black sheep to end all black sheep. Forrest doesn't show up at the appointed time, and Ray himself is too late. His father has died before any discussion could take place, and Ray is left knowing a shocking secret that he hopes only he knows.
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