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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385508042

ISBN-139780385508049

eBay Product ID (ePID)2248391

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Book TitleKing of Torts : a Novel

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicThrillers / Legal, Legal, Thrillers / Suspense

GenreFiction

AuthorJohn Grisham

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-269436

Reviews"Rousing . . . Another pedal-to-the-metal crowd-pleaser."-- People "Offers everything one expects from Grisham . . . delivers with a vengeance." --The Seattle Times "Satisfying . . . a lot of fun . . . When you finish it, you're ready to dash on to the next Grisham." --Entertainment Weekly "A thrill ride of twists and turns." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal428.6

Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 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, 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... Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 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, 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... Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!, 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, 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...

LC Classification NumberPS3557.R5355K55