- Zusatztext
When Mitchell McDeere qualified third in his class at Harvard, offers poured in from every law firm in America. Bendini, Lambert and Locke were a small, well-respected firm, but their offer exceeded Mitch's wildest expectations: a fantastic salary, a new home, and the keys to a brand new BMW.
It was his dream jobbut it was to become his worst nightmare.
Unravelling a complex trail of secret files, undercover surveillance, and millions of dollars of illegal mob money, Mitch stumbles across a shocking conspiracy and a horrifying truth: nobody has ever left Bendini, Lambert and Lockeand anybody who has ever tried has ended up dead.
- Kurztext
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT MADE JOHN GRISHAM A HOUSEHOLD NAME**With a new introduction from the author**_______________________________________He thought it was his dream job. It turned into his worst nightmare.When Mitch McDeere qualified third in his class at Harvard, offers poured in from every law firm in America. Bendini, Lambert and Locke were a small, well-respected firm, but their offer exceeded Mitch's wildest expectations: a fantastic salary, a new home, and the keys to a brand new BMW.Except for the mysterious deaths of previous lawyers with the firm. And the FBI investigations. And the secret files.Mitch soon realises that he's working for the Mafia's law firm, and there's no way out - because you don't want this company's severance package.To survive, he'll have to play both sides against each other - and navigate a vast criminal conspiracy that goes higher than he ever imagined..._______________________________________ A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' Irish Independent'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' Jodi Picoult'The best thriller writer alive' Ken Follett John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers Telegraph Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller The Times Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own. Daily Record Masterful when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating Mirror A giant of the thriller genre TimeOut
- Autorenportrait
John Grisham is the author of thirty-five bestselling novels, the international number one non-fiction debutThe Innocent Manand a series of short stories entitledFord County. He lives with his family in Virginia and Mississippi.
- Schlagzeile
It was his dream job " but it was to become his worst nightmare... fast-paced and gripping from start to finish. From the No. 1 bestselling master thriller writer
When Mitchell McDeere qualified third in his class at Harvard, offers poured in from every law firm in America. Bendini, Lambert and Locke were a small, well-respected firm, but their offer exceeded Mitch's wildest expectations: a fantastic salary, a new home, and the keys to a brand new BMW.
It was his dream jobbut it was to become his worst nightmare.
Unravelling a complex trail of secret files, undercover surveillance, and millions of dollars of illegal mob money, Mitch stumbles across a shocking conspiracy and a horrifying truth: nobody has ever left Bendini, Lambert and Lockeand anybody who has ever tried has ended up dead.