The King Of Torts
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.73 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1856865967 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But when digging into his client's background, he stumbles upon a horrendous conspiracy and finds himself in a situation that could make him the legal profession's king of torts.. Reluctantly, Clay Carter takes on what seems to be the mundane case of a young man charged with a random street killing
Bookworm said Unloveable "hero". I think John Grisham is one of the best authors ever and most of his books are well-plotted and supremely clever, but this one reads a bit like an airy Mary Higgins-Clark novella. The "hero" isn't exactly likeable either as he has dubious moral standards (ripping off sick people, driving a firm into foreclosure because he doesn't wa. jbGreat legal thriller jb4wiganfc John Grisham is a master at the legal thriller. They can have a tendency to sound the same if you run through several of the books one after another because of the similar themes of law and things but they certainly have a fast flowing and dynamic pace.Grisham can draw the reader into the lives of his characters and have them rootin. wiganfc said Great legal thriller. John Grisham is a master at the legal thriller. They can have a tendency to sound the same if you run through several of the books one after another because of the similar themes of law and things but they certainly have a fast flowing and dynamic pace.Grisham can draw the reader into the lives of his characters and have them rootin. Excellent book! Loved this book! Good surprises. at the turn of events.
In reward, Pace gives him a present--a mass tort case based on stolen evidence but worth tens of millions in fees. Clay's financial/legal hubris knows few bounds, and soon he's overextended, his future hanging on the results of one product liability trial. Mass tort lawyers are Grisham's target, the men (they're all men here, at least) who win billion-dollar class-action settlements from corporations selling bad products, then rake fantastic fees off the top, with far smaller payouts going to the people harmed by the products. He can be didactic (" `Nobody earns ten million dollars in six months, Clay,' " a friend warns. Clay is approached by a mysterious stranger, the enigmatic Max Pace, who says he represents a megacorporation whose bad drug caused the teen--and others--to kill. Here's his most unusual legal thriller yet--a