Millions of dollars are at stake in a huge tobacco-company case in Biloxi, and the jury's packed with people who have dirty little secrets. A mysterious young man takes subtle control of the jury as the defense watches helplessly, but they soon realize that he in turn is controlled by an even more mysterious young woman. Lives careen off course as they bend everyone in the case to their will. The Partner. After assuming a new identity and transforming his appearance, he flees to Brazil, but is unable to shake off his partners' wrath.
The Street Lawyer. The Testament. An eccentric, reclusive billionaire looking for a way to die, burnt-out Washington litigator just out of rehab for the fourth time, and a woman who left the modern world to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the jungles of Brazil. They are all brought together by the startling secret of The Testament. The Brethren. Trumble is a minimum security federal prison, home to an assortment of criminals, including three former judges, drug dealers, Wall Street crooks and swindlers.
One of their scams goes awry, it ensnares the wrong victim, an innocent on the outside, a man with dangerous friends. A Painted House. The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist high to my father, almost over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard.
It could be a "good crop. The narrator is a farm boy named Luke Chandler, age seven, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents in a little house that's never been painted. The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent, not own, and when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it.
For six weeks they pick cotton, battling the heat, the rain, the fatigue, and sometimes, each other. As the weeks pass Luke sees and hears things no seven year old could possibly be prepared for, and finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the crop but will change the lives of the Chandlers forever.
A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience. Skipping Christmas. Imagine a year without the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition - this is just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they plan to skip Christmas and embark on a Caribbean cruise instead. But as this weary couple is about to discover - it's not as easy as that. 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. 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 High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans.
Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.
Now, as Coach Rake's "boys" sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake - or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, a man who must finally forgive his coach - and himself - before he can get on with his life, the stakes are especially high.
Before he was sent to federal prison for treason among other things , Joel Backman was an extremely powerful man. When caught, Backman accepted prison as the one option that would keep him safe and alive, since the interested parties the Israelis, the Saudis, the Russians, and the Chinese were all itching to get their hands on his secrets at any cost.
Little does he know that his own government has designs on accessing that information--or at least letting it die with him. Now, six years after his incarceration, the director of the CIA convinces a lame duck president to pardon Backman, and the broker becomes a free man--and an open target. The Broker marries the best of John Grisham's many talents--his ability to immerse himself in the culture of small town life in this case, Bologna, Italy , and his uncanny mastery of the chase.
The first half of the book focuses on Backman's transformation from infamous power broker to helpless victim in his own game.
It was then that his partners knew he was still alive. And the chase was on Since officials are preoccupied with the aftermath of the storm, the authors set out to solve the mystery themselves, in the type of wild but smart caper that Grisham's readers love.
With Camino Winds, America's favorite storyteller offers the perfect escape. Welcome back to Camino Island, where anything can happen--even a murder in the midst of a hurricane, which might prove to be the perfect crime.
Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island.
Florida's governor orders a mandatory evacuation, and most residents board up their houses and flee to the mainland, but Bruce decides to stay and ride out the storm. The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries suggests that the storm wasn't the cause of his death: He has suffered several suspicious blows to the head.
Who would want Nelson dead? The local police are overwhelmed in the aftermath of the storm and ill equipped to handle the case. Bruce begins to wonder if the shady characters in Nelson's novels might be more real than fictional. And somewhere on Nelson's computer is the manuscript of his new novel.
Could the key to the case be right there--in black and white? As Bruce starts to investigate, what he discovers between the lines is more shocking than any of Nelson's plot twists--and far more dangerous.
Camino Winds is an irresistible romp and a perfectly thrilling beach read-- 1 bestselling author John Grisham at his beguiling best. The hurricane is devastating: Homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded--and a dozen people lose their lives.
The local police are overwhelmed in the aftermath of the storm and ill-equipped to handle the case. And somewhere on Nelson's computer is the manuscript of his new book. All Rights Reserved. On the right side of the law. Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. The father was a major league pitcher for the New York Mets.
Calico Joe was a prodigious rookie having the season of a lifetime when his career is ended by the pitcher. As the man faces death, the protagonist tries to convince him to face what he did and apologize to the now disabled man. The story is very touching and, amazingly, does not deal with the law or lawyers in any way.
Grisham does a great job hopping back and forth between the present and the past where the protagonist relives the tumultuous childhood that he experienced with this abusive professional athlete. Grisham weaves in real and fictional major league players and, by default, reveals his love for the American pastime. It was an enjoyable read. My newspaper articles cut from our local paper The Virginian Pilot and the Sunday New York Times my father bought every week after mass.
Of course mine had to do with the home run contest between Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle being a lifelong Yankee fan.
I am recommending this book to my brother Joe who is a voracious reader and also a Yankee fan. But one of the most enjoyable aspects of the book centers on the relationship of Paul, Jill, and their mom and the emotional support each offers as a buttress against abuse and distress. Excellent work Mr. Calico Joe is a story about a young boy, Paul and his love for both this father, and for baseball.
A narcissist bordering on sociopath, Warren Tracey is the kind of guy who shifts his responsibilities onto everyone else so his ego can stay falsely inflated. John Grisham entertains us with an important life lesson, wrapping it in his love for baseball that gives the story its extra-special dimension. Joe displays grace in the face of horrific circumstances that could have been avoided, while Warren shows how blaming others can leave a trail of regrets.
This is a story that will stick with me for a long time. Grisham is a writer at the top of his game, and always a pleasure to read. Grisham takes great care in his descriptive work, and has obviously visited Calico Rock.
The town sits on a huge bluff overlooking the White River, which at that point is near navigable stage, wide and deep. The BNSF has trains running along the river bank, and the setting is truly idyllic. Most of it is narrated by Paul Tracy, who is the son of Warren Tracey, a journeyman pitcher who finishes his career with the New York Mets in , when Paul was eleven years old.
The book jumps back and forth between and thirty years in the future. It is a wonderful story that immerses the reader in the professional baseball environment. Paul, like so many boys, loved baseball, pitched in little league; and followed his favorite major league players and teams closely, including creating scrapbooks about them and collecting baseball cards.
In , Joe Castle, from Calico Arkansas, was brought up from the minor leagues to play first base for the Chicago Cubs after two of their infielders were injured.
He broke many previous rookie records, including consecutive home runs, overall home runs, hits, batting average, and stolen bases.
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