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The Pelican Brief

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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Apr 25, 2006 | ISBN 9780385339704

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Feb 15, 1992 | ISBN 9780385421980

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Jul 05, 2000 | 329 Minutes

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    About The Pelican Brief

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In suburban Georgetown a killer’s Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home… In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to  death… The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief…

    To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder—a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust—an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate—to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House’s inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby’s brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.

    About The Pelican Brief

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In suburban Georgetown a killer’s Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home… In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to  death… The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief…

    To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder—a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust—an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate—to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House’s inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby’s brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.

    About The Pelican Brief

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In suburban Georgetown a killer’s Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home… In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to  death… The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief…

    To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder—a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust—an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate—to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House’s inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby’s brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.

    About The Pelican Brief

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In suburban Georgetown a killer’s Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home… In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to  death… The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief…

    To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder—a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust—an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate—to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House’s inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby’s brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.

    About The Pelican Brief

    In suburban Georgetown a killer’s Reeboks whisper  on the front floor of a posh home… In a seedy  D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly  garroted to death… The next day America learns  that two of its Supreme Court justices have been  assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law  student prepares a legal brief… To Darby Shaw it was  no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant  guess. To the Washington establishment it was  political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a  murder — a murder intended for her. Going  underground, she finds there is only one person she can  trust — an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak  hotter than Watergate — to help her piece together the  deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of  Louisiana and the White House’s inner sanctums, a  violent cover-up is being engineered. For somone has  read Darby’s brief. Someone who will stop at  nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable  crime.

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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 Anchor
    Apr 25, 2006 | 400 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8 | ISBN 9780385339704

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Jan 05, 2010 | 496 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780440245933

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Hardcover | $35.00
    Published by Doubleday
    Feb 15, 1992 | 384 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780385421980

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Mar 16, 2010 | 496 Pages | ISBN 9780307576170

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $13.98
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 05, 2000 | 329 Minutes | ISBN 9780553750935

    Praise

    "Gripping… a genuine page-turner. Grisham  is a skillful craftsman." — The New  York Times Book Review.

    "Grisham  has done it again!" — Chicago  Tribune.

    "A fast-paced thriller…  it’s got the unmistakable Grisham style –  conspiracy in high places, evil and innocent lawyers,  assassins and a plot that will keep you reading into  the small hours of the morning." –  The Cincinnati Post.

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