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The most corrupt judge in US history. A young investigator with a secret informant. The electrifying new thriller. Lacy Stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. Investigating judicial misconduct by Florida's one thousand judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name, who has an extraordinary tale to tell. Myers is representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an Indian reservation. At least two people who opposed the scheme are dead. Since the casino was built, the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. She owns property around the world, hires private jets to take her where she wishes, and her secret vaults are overflowing with rare books, art and jewels. No one has a clue what she's been doing - until now. Under Florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions. But first they need Lacy to start an investigation. Is she ready to pit herself against the most corrupt judge in American history, a judge whose associates think nothing of murder? 'The best thriller writer alive' Ken Follett

In John Grisham's new novel, a one-time American football star signed to Italy's Parma Panthers becomes entangled in a series of comic misadventures on and off the field.

El primer thriller judicial escrito por el maestro del genero, John Grisham. En Clanton, un pequeño pueblo de Mississippi, los delitos tienen distinto valor según la raza del culpable. Cuando Carl Lee Hailey mata a tiros a los rufianes que violaron a su hija de diez años, los habitantes de la zona -indignados al principio por la suerte de la pequeña, pero inmersos despues en una espiral de violencia racista- pretenden llevarse por delante todo lo que obstruya su particular nocion de justicia. El encargado de defender a Hailey es el inexperto abogado Jake Brigance. Tiene un caso entre manos que puede impulsar su carrera o destrozarla por completo. Pero, con la confusion que reina en Clanton, tambien es uno de esos casos del que puede derivarse la muerte de un joven letrado blanco. Reseña:"El mejor escritor vivo de thrillers."Ken Follett

With fourteen years left on a twenty-year sentence, notorious Washington powerbroker Joel Blackman receives a surprise pardon from a lame duck President. He is smuggled out of the country on a military cargo plane, given a new identity, and tucked away in a small town in Italy. But Blackman has serious enemies from his past. As the CIA watches him closely, the question is not whether he will be killed, but rather who will kill him first.

Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) The horror of death row is that you die a little each day. The waiting kills you. Seventy-year-old Sam Cayhall is on Mississippis death row. Sam hates lawyers but his date with the gas chamber is close, and time is running out. Then Adam Hall, a young lawyer arrives. Can he and his secret persuade Sam to accept his help?

Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father's small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of The Yale Law Journal, and his future has limitless potential. But Kyle has a secret, a dark one, an episode from college that he has tried to forget. The secret, though, falls into the hands of the wrong people, and Kyle is forced to take a job he doesn't want-even though it's a job most law students can only dream about. Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed. With an unforgettable cast of characters and villains-from Baxter Tate, a drug-addled trust fund kid and possible rapist, to Dale, a pretty but seemingly quiet former math teacher who shares Kyle's "cubicle" at the law firm, to two of the most powerful and fiercely competitive defense contractors in the country-and featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world, The Associate is vintage Grisham.

Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback-for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player-any former NFL player-at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers-at least until a better offer comes along-and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma, has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

Cresciuto nello studio legale del padre nella cittadina di York, in Pennsylvania, Kyle McAvoy e un giovane con un roseo futuro davanti. Intelligente e di bell''aspetto. Ma nel suo passato c''e un segreto che lui avrebbe voluto dimenticare, e quando alcuni loschi personaggi lo avvicinano annunciandogli di avere le prove del suo coinvolgimento in uno stupro di gruppo negli anni del college, Kyle avverte la sgradevole sensazione di non essere piu l''unico padrone del suo destino. I ricattatori agiscono per conto di un misterioso committente interessato a una causa che vede due prestigiose societa darsi battaglia per il possesso dei progetti di un avveniristico bombardiere commissionato dal Pentagono. Kyle, semplicemente, dovra fare cio che sogna ogni giovane avvocato: accettare l''offerta di lavorare a New York nel piu prestigioso studio legale del mondo, che gli ha offerto un impiego strapagato. Questo gli consentira di passare ai suoi ricattatori preziose informazioni riguardo al contenzioso in atto. Trovandosi costretto a commettere un crimine per nasconderne un altro, Kyle si rende conto che la sua carriera e la sua liberta sono in pericolo, come anche il futuro che aveva immaginato per se. Ribellarsi al diabolico meccanismo che rischia di stritolarlo significhera ridare un senso al suo codice etico e mettersi una volta per tutte alla ricerca, della verita, anche su se stesso

La política siempre ha sido un juego sucio. Ahora la justicia también lo es. Corrupción política, desastre ecológico, demandas judiciales millonarias y una poderosa empresa química, condenada por contaminar el agua de la ciudad y provocar un aumento de casos de cancer, que no esta dispuesta a cerrar sus instalaciones bajo ningun concepto. Grisham, el gran mago del suspense, urde una intriga poderosa e hipnotica, en la que se reflejan algunas de las principales lacras que azotan a la sociedad actual: la justicia puede ser mas sucia que los crimenes que pretende castigar.John Grisham es uno de los mas importantes autores de best sellers de todos los tiempos. Ha vendido mas de 225 millones de libros en todo el mundo, y sus obras se han traducido a 29 idiomas. Una novela de estilo agil, suspense sin tregua y acerada denuncia politica. Los temas que sustentan esta novela son de absoluta actualidad: la contaminacion medioambiental y la corrupcion de los estamentos politicos y judiciales. Una novela fascinante. Barnes & NobelEscalofriante y atemporal. The Washington PostFascinante... Su descripcion precisa de los personajes nos revela a un autor que conoce la ley y la politica desde dentro. Los Angeles Times

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) Mitch McDeere is young, intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke it seems to be the path to money and power. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to all his phone calls, and the FBI want to speak to him. Money and power has a price and it could be Mitchs life.

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) Mark Sway is eleven and he knows a terrible secret. He knows where a body is hidden. Some secrets are so dangerous that its better not to tell. But its just as dangerous if you dont. So Mark needs help fast... because there isnt much time.

Contemporary / British English (Available May 2008) In Washington, two Supreme Court judges are murdered and only the young and beautiful law student Darby Shaw knows why. She has uncovered a deadly secret but will anyone believe her? Can she stay alive long enough to persuade them she is right?

Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) Three former judges are in prison. They call themselves the Brethren and organize a pen-pal scam. The money is pouring in. But then the Brethren contact the wrong pen-pal a powerful man with dangerous friends.

En Theodore Boone no és cap geni, és un nen normal i corrent que va a l'escola amb bicicleta. Però en Theo té una passió desmesurada pel dret i els tribunals: coneix tots els jutges i policies de la ciutat, i assessora els seus companys de classe. Somia a ser un gran advocat i tenir una carrera plena d'èxits. Però el jove advocat va a parar als jutjats molt abans del que s'espera. Un assassí a sang freda està a punt de ser posat en llibertat i només en Theo sap la veritat. La situació és delicada, però en Boone no es rendeix fàcilment.