Pelican Brief by John Grisham (1992, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385421982
ISBN-139780385421980
eBay Product ID (ePID)738139

Product Key Features

Book TitlePelican Brief
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLegal, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / General
Publication Year1992
FeaturesLarge Type
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Grisham
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight23.6 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in

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TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Gripping . . . a genuine page-turner. Grisham is a skillful craftsman." -- The New York Times Book Review "Grisham has created a tough-minded, memorable character. . . . There is a propulsiveness to his narrative that keeps the pages turning briskly." -- People "Grisham has done it again!" -- Chicago Tribune "A fast-paced thriller . . . it's got the unmistakable Grisham style--conspiracy in high places, evil and innocent lawyers, assassins and a plot that will keep you reading into the small hours of the morning." -- The Cincinnati Post "Superb drama . . . page-turning escapism at its best." -- New York Law Journal "Suspenseful . . . thought-provoking . . . sophisticated . . . a first-class thriller that is invigoratingly clever." -- Chattanooga Times Free Press "That kernel of doubt--the possibility that all this could happen--propels The Pelican Brief forward at breakneck speed." -- The Detroit News "Keeps readers hooked . . . Grisham combines intrigue, the struggle for power and the law profession into a suspenseful novel." -- The Columbus Dispatch "A success . . . Grisham has found a dynamite recipe: the drama of the legal system mixed with the thrill of a shoot-'em-up." -- The Seattle Times, "Gripping... a genuine page-turner. Grisham is a skillful  craftsman." -- The New York Times Book  Review . "Grisham has done it again!"  -- Chicago Tribune . "A fast-paced thriller... it's got the unmistakable  Grisham style -- conspiracy in high places, evil  and innocent lawyers, assassins and a plot that  will keep you reading into the small hours of the  morning." -- The Cincinnati  Post ., "Gripping...  a genuine page-turner. Grisham is a skillful  craftsman." --The New York Times Book  Review. "Grisham has done it again!"  --Chicago Tribune.   "A fast-paced thriller... it's got the unmistakable  Grisham style -- conspiracy in high places, evil  and innocent lawyers, assassins and a plot that  will keep you reading into the small hours of the  morning." --The Cincinnati  Post., "Gripping...  a genuine page-turner. Grisham is a skillful  craftsman." --The New York Times Book  Review. "Grisham has done it again!"  --Chicago Tribune.   "A fast-paced thriller... it's got the unmistakable  Grisham style -- conspiracy in high places, evil  and innocent lawyers, assassins and a plot that  will keep you reading into the small hours of the  morning." --The Cincinnati Post.
Dewey Decimal428.6
Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition
SynopsisIn suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisperon the front floor of a posh home... In a seedyD.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted todeath... The next day America learns that two of itsSupreme Court justices have been assassinated. Andin New Orleans, a young law student prepares alegal brief... To Darby Shaw it was no more than alegal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To theWashington establishment it was political dynamite.Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder -- a murderintended for her. Going underground, she findsthere is only one person she can trust -- anambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate-- to help her piece together the deadly puzzle.Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and theWhite House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up isbeing engineered. For somone has read Darby'sbrief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy theevidence of an unthinkable crime.", #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to death... The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief... To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder--a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust--an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate--to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby's brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime. Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to death... The next day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief... To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder--a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust--an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate--to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby's brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime. Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!
LC Classification NumberPS3557.R5355P4 1992

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