Rogue Lawyer
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1524754730 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 565 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
JOHN GRISHAM is the author of twenty-seven novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and five novels for young readers. jgrisham facebook/JohnGrishamFrom the Hardcover edition.
Sebastian defends people other lawyers won’t go near: a drug-addled, tattooed kid rumored to be in a satanic cult, who is accused of molesting and murdering two little girls; a vicious crime lord on death row; a homeowner arrested for shooting at a SWAT team that mistakenly invaded his house. Why these clients? Because he believes everyone is entitled to a fair trial, even if he, Sebastian, has to cheat to secure one. Sort of. He drinks small-batch bourbon and carries a gun. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, who’s also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer showcases the master
"Terrific…Grisham, can still devise distinctive characters, tricky legal predicaments and rogueishly cheating ways to worm out of them."--Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "Sebastian Rudd is a kind of social justice warrior and Grisham uses him to take jabs at the legal system…all with a blunt, rude, gravelly poetic wise guy voice that makes Rudd come across as a kind of 21st-century Philip Marlowe."--Benjamin Percy, The New York Times Book Review
Not Grisham's Best Work, But A Fine Way to Pass the Afternoon Robert Bolton This most recent effort by John Grisham follows an attorney who practices in the Fifteenth Circuit of the United States in federal and state court. His name is Sebastian Rudd and what makes Rudd unique compared to most attorneys is his willingness to accept clients no other attorney would take. These range for an accused child molester/murderer, a rage prone boxer, a crime don eager to escape death row, and a man with ties to human trafficking. His most important client, however, is himself for the often acrim. Not his finest hour S. Warfield As much as I usually love John Grisham's legal thrillers, this one didn't thrill me. I started it a long time ago and couldn't get a quarter of the way through and stopped. This time I decided to start from the beginning again and I found it a little more engaging and finished it. It isn't Grisham's best attempt but the second time around when I read it, it was a bit more interesting. The biggest problem with it seems to be the contrived nature of the cases that street lawyer, Sebastian Rudd, takes on. He rumb. "Can you say sequel?" according to Richard Rice. Entertaining book for awhile but turns out to be just a collection of short stories with an ending that screams numerous sequels. While entertaining it's not up to any of the author's previous efforts and could have been written over a long weekend. For some reason it makes you feel like you're waiting for a Sue Grafton ish "S is for sequel."