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The King of Torts - John Grisham


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The King of Torts - John Grisham

 
Description: ISBN 0099416174 / Author: John Grisham / Genre: Crime / Thriller / The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground ... more
The King of Torts - John Grisham ... 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 ¿

Newest Review: ... by becoming a tort lawyer. Once again John Grisham draws you into the story with ease. The one thing that does happen when ... more

 ... you read a grisham novel is that you will learn something about the legal process. Grishams knowledge of the tort laws is no exception. This is a book that keeps it simple and makes it easy to read. The one thing is that the only people who make money from tort is the lawyers. The main character in the story is almost like-able as he comes across as a hard working person who suddenly finds the way to earn what we all dream of earning. The ease at which Grisham takes you through the legal processes is testament to hi...more

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Premium Review The King of Torts - John Grisham: King for a day (236 words)
by - written on 23/04/08 (Useful, 86 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 ...  Read the complete review

SWSt
Premium Review Not exactly Tort-uous plotting (901 words)
by - written on 16/07/07 (Very useful, 100 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 ...  Read the complete review

Fantasybeliever
Premium Review The King of Torts - John Grisham: LAW UNTO THE LAWYERS! (916 words)
by - written on 15/07/04 (Very useful, 445 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 ...  Read the complete review

freediveheaven
Premium Review If the formula works don't change it (590 words)
by - written on 12/07/04 (Very useful, 407 readings)
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The Firm is one of a handful of books that I have read on more than one occasion because it is such a captivating read. Since this high Grisham has produced some great books but recently I have found his formula becoming a little tired and his last few books have not been the addictive read that The Firm was. In places King of Torts reminded me of The Firm without being quite the addictive read that for me earns a top score. The basic premise of the story is similar, great wealth secured from a too good to be true source and linked to the legal world followed by the inevitable loss of this wealth before setting off into the sunset with the girl and some money ...  Read the complete review

chrisandmark
Premium Review The King of Torts - John Grisham: Millions on others misfortunes (1189 words)
by - written on 08/06/04 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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I recently read a review extolling the virtues of John Grisham. I've known of this author for a while but have always thought him to be a political writer and of no interest to me at all. However, in the doctors a couple of weeks ago I found myself browsing the rack of second hand books they sell for charity and came across King of Torts for an astounding 25p. What better chance to try his work? I snapped it up (along with a few others) and as I had a long wait started reading it there and then. Grisham starts the book with an account of a murder, another random killing of one black youth by another in a run down area of Washington. The murderer is easily ...  Read the complete review

 

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