Public defender Clay Carter stumbles into a conspiracy and finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

Clay is a Public Defender lawyer who gets approached by a guy who seems to have no identity to take up a Tort case and make instant millions. He does, and is given info for another case, and another. Along the way, he becomes completely self-absorbed, cocky, and obsessed with image. What utter crap. Why take a main character and make him so unlikeable? Predictably, he falls, and falls hard. And I couldn't care less. I'm really surprised, given that I adored so many of Grisham's other books (The Firm, The Client, The Rainmaker).

Another great John Grisham book!

Only John Grisham can produce such interesting novels. This one is interesting with the main culpert being a pharmaceutical company.

John Grisham kind of lost me after the first four or five books. This one started out well, and then sort of pooped out - like the author got bored writing and just ended it. The ending is wholly unsatisfying, and you feel at the end like you wasted your time. I wouldn't recommend it even for Grisham fans. To say that it's not his best work is an understatement - in my opinion, the King of Torts was barely adequate.

The ending was not good, it just drop the story

very good book, it moves along quickly, holds the reader's interest. it was so good i accidentally bought it twice, ha ha. i saw it at another place without a cover and bought it based on the back review and when i started reading it i realized i already had.

Another riveting Grisham novel.

Another great one by John Grisham!

good typical grisham. enjoyable read.

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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 and looking at the kid of enormous settlement that would totally change his life-that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession's newest king of torts...

I was reading some of the other reviews, and I have to say that I can't possibly understand how this was not rated higher than it was. For me, it was an excellent book. The only book, so far, that I haven't cared much for of John's is "A Painted House". This one was really good. I love the play out, the romance, the wit...you name it. It had it all.

Good Grisham

"EXCELLENT"
"ROUSING...ANOTHER PEDAL-TO-THE-METAL CROWD-PLEASER"
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 and 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...
"OFFERS EVERYTHING ONE EXPECTS FROM GRISHAM...DELIVERS WITH A VENGEANCE."

Awesome story line.

It's John Grisha; you can't put it down. What more is there to say?

It's hard to warm up to the main character in this book; however, the story content keeps your interest.

Loved it.

The Office of 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.

The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training found 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...

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