Rogue Lawyer
by Grisham, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385539436
- ISBN 13
- 9780385539432
- Seller
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Sewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Book and dust jacket are in very good condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Reviews
On Oct 28 2015, CloggieDownunder said:
Rogue Lawyer is the 26th stand-alone novel by popular American author, John Grisham. Sebastian Rudd is a rogue lawyer. He defends criminals no-one else will touch; he is unpopular with criminals and with the police, so unpopular that his last office was fire-bombed; he is not above cheating, especially when he believes the other side is doing it; he says he fights bad systems and hates injustice.
After finishing parts one and two, the reader could be forgiven for thinking that the book is going to be a collection of anecdotes about cases Rudd has won or lost, but persistence proves that Grisham is giving his character a back-story, so that his behaviour later in the book seems consistent. Rudd does spend quite a bit of time justifying his actions, though, especially when it comes to his broken marriage, his obsession with cage fighting and his interactions with his seven-year-old son.
This is a legal thriller that touches on wrongful arrest, trial by media, death row, and death by SWAT team. There is a dramatic prison escape, a car bombing, more than one kidnap, several cage fights, sex trafficking, and a SWAT assault, all against a background of conflict with Rudd’s ex-wife over visitation rights. The size and nature of back-room court deals, if accurate, is quite an eye-opener. Not Grisham’s best, but still a good read.
With thanks to TheReadingRoom and Hachette for this copy to read and review
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000335
- Title
- Rogue Lawyer
- Author
- Grisham, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Audience: General/trade.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385539436
- ISBN 13
- 9780385539432
- Publisher
- Doubleday Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 352
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Crimes against; FICTION; Judicial ethics; Legal; Legal stories; Murder; Political; Southern States; Suspense; Thrillers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Law; Thrillers; Suspense; Murder; Fiction;
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