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The Client

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham
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By John Grisham
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    About The Client

    In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two  boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the  curb…Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother  were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance  encounter with a suicidal lawyer 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.

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    Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother are sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer leaves 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.

    About The Client

    In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two  boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the  curb…Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother  were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance  encounter with a suicidal lawyer 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.

    About The Client

    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.

    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from John Grisham’s The Litigators.

    About The Client

    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.

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    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Bantam
    Apr 26, 2005 | 496 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8 | ISBN 9780385339087

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Dell
    Dec 27, 2011 | 576 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780345531926

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Hardcover | $35.00
    Published by Doubleday
    Feb 01, 1993 | 432 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780385424714

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Dell
    Mar 16, 2010 | 576 Pages | ISBN 9780307576002

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $11.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 04, 2000 | 346 Minutes | ISBN 9780553754704

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

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    "Absorbing… Wildly original… His best book yet."  –Cosmopolitan.

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