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Dec 27, 2005 | ISBN 9780385339650 Buy
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Feb 04, 2003 | 347 Minutes Buy
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Dec 27, 2005 | ISBN 9780385339650
Jan 31, 2012 | ISBN 9780345531995
Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780385508049
Mar 16, 2010 | ISBN 9780307576026
May 10, 2005 | ISBN 9780739323588
360 Minutes
Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780739302255
708 Minutes
Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780739302231
347 Minutes
The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life—that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession’s newest king of torts…
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life—that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession’s newest king of torts.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life—that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession’s newest king of torts.BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from John Grisham’s The Litigators.
John Grisham is the author of thirty novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and six novels for young readers.
“Rousing . . . Another pedal-to-the-metal crowd-pleaser.”—People“Offers everything one expects from Grisham . . . delivers with a vengeance.”—The Seattle Times“Satisfying . . . a lot of fun . . . When you finish it, you’re ready to dash on to the next Grisham.”—Entertainment Weekly “A thrill ride of twists and turns.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
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