_______________________________________ Money can buy you anything. Even a verdict...
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking guilty verdict against a chemical company. Accused of dumping toxic waste into a small towns water supply, causing the worst cancer cluster in history, the company knows its in trouble. Their only avenue is to appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will either approve the verdict or reverse it.
But the companys owner, Carl Trudeau, isnt willing to let justice be done. Instead, he decides to try to purchase a seat on the Court. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice.
Their Supreme Court justice.
And unless their scheme is exposed, the polluters will make a clean escape... _______________________________________ 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
Grishams 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 theyre not just alive, theyre pulsating - Mirror