Publication Date:February 1, 1996 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Review Rudy Baylor, a new law school graduate, once dreamed of the good life as a corporate attorney. Now he faces joblessness and bankruptcy--unless he can win an insurance case against a heavyweight team of lawyers, a case that starts small but mushrooms into a frightening war of nerve and legal skill that could cost Rudy not only his future, but also his life.
Product Description It's summer in Memphis. The sweat is sticking to Rudy Baylor's shirt and creditors are nipping at his heels. Once he had aspirations of breezing through law school and punching his ticket to the good life. Now he doesn't have a job or a prayer...except for one: an insurance dispute that leaves a family devastated and opens the door for a lawsuit, if Rudy can find a way to file it.
By the time Rudy gets to court, a heavyweight corporate defense team is there to meet him. And suddenly he's in over his head, plunged into a nightmare of lies and legal maneuverings. A case that started small is exploding into a thunderous million-dollar war of nerves, skill and outright violence--a fight that could cost one young lawyer his life, or turn him into the biggest rainmaker in the land....
Of very uneven quality but on the whole entertainingJune 30, 2010 mh(Detroit, Michigan) The main storyline contains courtroom drama that matches Grisham's best for attorney shenanigans and legal surprises. I couldn't stop reading the portions that described the trial.
On first reading, the first 100 pages bored me. But now that I am re-reading, I see the point and they are ok.
The conclusion is bizarre and anticlimactic and seems silly, as though Grisham couldn't come up with a sensible end. The love intrigue is irrelevant to the case against the insurance company and is contrived.
The story is marred by Grisham's tendency to use his story for his far-left activism. Here it is a campaign against big corporations (insurance, in this case) and abusive husbands.
With good editing, condensation, and self-discipline, this could have been a masterpiece.
Reading not enabled!June 10, 2010 Matthew A. Moore Bummer, I can't stand when good books have the reading feature disabled on Kindle. Never would have bought it if I'd seen that...
Inspired Me to Read His Other BooksMay 23, 2010 This was the first book I had ever read from Mr. Grisham. Rudy as a character was amazing. I could not put this down. The plot is riviting and moving. It made me want to read his other books. I think I'll watch the movie.
4 stars. Wow what a great story teller! A number of events surprised me. I found myself smiling several times.May 22, 2010 Jane Stewart(Illinois USA) REVIEWER'S OPINION: I love the unexpected which this novel has. His characters might be stereotypes, but they were well done, fun, and had me chuckling. The theme is David vs. Goliath. The ending is happy with a bitter component. The evil, greedy, large corporation leaves a bad taste. The story took a while to get going which was fine. But the last third of the book had me on the edge of my seat, not wanting to put it down. Before reading it I didn't know if I was going to like reading about an insurance company trial. But I did. It was excellent.
Most of my reading is romance novels, so for me to love something like this should say something about its broad appeal and entertainment value.
If I could, I would change two things about the story. (1) The ending was happy, but it could have been happier. (2) Grisham never tells us who burned down a law firm early in the story. I was wondering if Great Benefit was behind it, but it was never explained.
STORY BRIEF: Rudy just finished law school, is broke and cannot find a job. He passes the bar and gets his license just in time to represent a low income family against an insurance company.
DATA: Setting: current day mostly Memphis, Tennessee. Copyright: 1995. Genre: legal suspense.
Good read. Got me through the weekendMarch 22, 2010 Gatsbi(Los Angeles, CA) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not much of a thriller and I don't find the plot complex nor content a thought provoking. I don't find much of humor either. Things and events just falls into predictable courses in favor of the protagonist, well almost...
Still, I've enjoyed this book from cover to cover. Rudy Baylor, somewhat a modest character, has a charm and sympathetic character that I had to follow him till the end of the story. Good read!
