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Description: ISBN 0099416174 / Author: John Grisham / Genre: Crime / Thriller / The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground ... more Newest Review: ... and in this case the Tort system which is where huge class action lawsuits are bought against big multi national companies ... more |
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Format: paperback, Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, ISBN: 0099416174
John Grisham's The King of Torts demonstrates that his narrative ... |
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Format: audiobook on cassette, Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, ISBN:
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Format: audiobook on CD, Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, ISBN: 185686
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by sympatic - written on 23/04/08 (Useful, 71 readings)
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John Grisham is the author of a number of books which have also transferred onto the big screen and perhaps the most famous of these was The Firm staring Tom Cruise. The King of Torts again focuses the action on the America court systen and in this case the Tort system which is where huge class action lawsuits are bought against big multi national companies and the pay outs for both litigants and their lawyers can be huge. The central character in this book is Clay Carter and not very successful public defender in Washington. Clay has to defend Tequila Watson accused of a street killing and the evidence makes it appear like an open and shut case ...
by SWSt - written on 16/07/07 (Very useful, 96 readings)
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Public Defender J Carter Clay becomes a multi-millionaire overnight when he sues a drugs company over a bad product. The King of Torts is one of John Grisham's later books – released long after his legal potboilers had (in my opinion) gone off the boil. Unsuccessful forays into other areas (including semi-autobiographical novels) led to Grisham returning to the legal arena he always appears most comfortable. It's full of Grisham's trademarks (big, arrogant lawyers fighting to make even more money). Fans will immediately be comfortable with the tone and feel, and it rips along at a cracking pace. There's no doubting the fact that Grisham has a very ...
by Fantasybeliever - written on 15/07/04 (Very useful, 364 readings)
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Having been an avid John Grisham fan for a number of years I?ve enjoyed his diversity through his ability to write stunning courtroom dramas as well as modern day tales like Skipping Christmas, that sees a couple struggling to overcome the commercial pressures of the festive season. So, when his latest novel is published in paperback, I?m usually given it as a present or buy it as soon as possible. The King of Torts was published in paperback in December 2003, and I received it as a gift at Christmas, although I only just got round to reading it a few months ago. The central character in this drama is Clay Carter, a ?burnt out? lawyer at the tender age of ...
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