I picked up this copy from the Friends of Tysons-Pimmitt used book sale in the town of Falls Church, Virginia. Tysons-Pimmitt Regional Library is a branch of the Fairfax County Public Library system. They hold a large sale bi-annually, and I couldn't miss the chance to pick up some favored titles, and the monetary donation will help keep the library continuing to provide valuable services for the community. Please visit their website at www.fcpl.org for more information.

Here is the book description from the publisher:

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...

Here are my thoughts on the book:

I really liked this book. It introduces you to the world of the tort lawyer. I always wondered how this system worked; well, this book details it.

I like the protagonist. He starts out by hating the greed and conspicuous consumption of the lawyers he is forced to be socialize with. Slowly, insidiously, he becomes one of them, without realizing it.

One mild criticism, Grisham is taking it easy and not being as careful and circumspect in writing his books as he should be. There is not as much attention to detail as before, some parts feel 'rushed', and it shows in various parts of the book.

Still, a very different book, and very entertaining.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This book is being released at the BookCrossing OBCZ (Official BookCrossing Zone) inside the cafe. I stopped by the cafe for a nice lunch on my way to a historical conference at Gettysburg College.

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Brought this home when Taneytown Cafe/Three Fine Cups recently closed. This will be released again soon.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Left this on the bookshelf at Debbie's shop today. Enjoy!

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Got my hair done today, and this book was still sitting on the shelf. Brought this book and one other home today, and will re-release somewhere else.

This is the 1st batch of books released to the OBCZ shelf in the back room at the former Pour House, which is virtually unchanged from before. Come see!

Welcome to BookCrossing!

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