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The Street Lawyer

by John Grisham

Published: 1999-01-05
Mass Market Paperback : 464 pages

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Introduction

He gave up the money.  He gave up the power.  Now all he has left is the law.

Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm.  One step away from partnership, Michael has it all.  Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.

A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices.  When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable.  Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived--and where society's powerless need an advocate for justice.

But there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives.  Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter enemies.  Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets....

"Compelling...if there's any justice, The Street Lawyer will be his biggest hit yet." --Entertainment Weekly

"An entertaining read with an important theme." --Chicago Sun-Times

"The plot surges forward, pulling us along as we turn those pages a mile a minute." --San Francisco Chronicle

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The man with the rubber boots stepped into the elevator behind me, but I didn't see him at first. I smelled him though--the pungent odor of smoke and cheap wine and life on the street without soap. We were alone as we moved upward, and when I finally glanced over I saw the boots, black and dirty and much too large. A frayed and tattered trench coat fell to his knees. Under it, layers of foul clothing bunched around his midsection, so that he appeared stocky, almost fat. But it wasn't from being well fed; in the wintertime in D.C., the street people wear everything they own, or so it seems. ...

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"thought provoking"by joy s. (see profile) 04/02/08

All of John Grisham's books are a good read.

"heartwrenching"by Mickey L. (see profile) 04/01/08

Very enlightening book. Learned how the homeless live and the despair and hoplessness some of them feel. I wish more people could reach out and help, it is an innovative idea to have lawyers donate time... (read more)

"Thought provoking look into human nature."by Marie S. (see profile) 08/17/06

I have never read anything by John Grisham so this was a first for me. It was a little hard for me to get into because it's not my favorite type of novel. But once I got involved with the story it was... (read more)

"very readable"by margot c. (see profile) 08/17/06

I enjoyed this book. I wanted to keep turning the pages to find out how the young, successful attorney on the fast track to partnership will deal with a potentially life-changing event.

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