''Thirty novels into his nearly three-decade career, John Grisham still makes it look easy. Last fall, he brought out “Gray Mountain,”
a superb thriller about the environmental and human wreckage wrought by
big coal companies in Appalachia. This fall, Grisham has switched gears
once again and is debuting what looks to be a series featuring a
so-called street lawyer named Sebastian Rudd..''
''..In that last labyrinthine adventure, the desperate police force becomes
more of a threat to Rudd than the serial killer. Rudd survives by
holding fast to his somewhat soiled code of ethics: “A lawyer like me is
forced to work in the shadows. My opponents are protected by badges,
uniforms, and all the myriad trappings of government power. They are
sworn and duty-bound to uphold the law, but since they cheat like hell
it forces me to cheat even more..''
read more.. First 5 Chapters..
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