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Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man's suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid. The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both. AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard's death: What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang? Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row? And what was it that Seth and his brother witnessed as children that, in his words, 'no human should ever see'? In the long-awaited successor to the novel that launched his phenomenal career, John Grisham brings us the powerful sequel to A Time to Kill. As filled with page-turning twists as it is with legal mastery, Sycamore Row proves beyond doubt that John Grisham is in a league of his own.

One week ago, Samantha Kofer was a third-year associate at New York City''s largest law firm.Now she is an unpaid intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small-town Appalachia.When Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, her future.As she confronts real clients with real problems, she finds herself a world away from her past life of corporate fat cats and fatter bonuses.This is coal country. Meth country.The law is different here.And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line. America''s greatest storyteller brings us a new masterpiece of legal courage and gripping suspense - and his finest heroine since The Pelican Brief.

Die Sekunde, die dein Leben verandertJoe Castle ist ein Ausnahmetalent. Bereits in seinen ersten Spielen fur die Chicago Cubs schlagt er einen Home Run nach dem anderen. Die Fans sind begeistert, und es dauert nicht lange, bis das ganze Land den jungen Spieler frenetisch feiert. Joes Weg an die Spitze scheint vorgezeichnet zu sein, bis er eines Tages auf dem Spielfeld Warren Tracey gegenubersteht, einem mittelmaigen Werfer der New Yorker Mets, der Joes Erfolg nicht ertragen kann.Es beginnt ganz unspektakular mit einer Zerrung im Oberschenkel. Der First Baseman der Chicago Cubs sturzt, und die Mannschaft braucht plotzlich einen freien Spieler, der die Position ubernehmen kann. Damit kommt Joe Castle ins Spiel, ein einundzwanzigjahriger College-Spieler, der eine vielversprechende Saison hinter sich hat. Es dauert nicht lange, bis Castle seinen ersten Rekord fur die Cubs aufstellt: drei Home Runs in einem Spiel. Noch glaubt jeder an Anfangergluck, doch Castle beweist brillant das Gegenteil. Er erzielt einen Home Run nach dem anderen und wird bald im ganzen Land als Jahrhunderttalent umjubelt. Bis er wahrend eines Spiels gegen die New Yorker Mets auf Warren Tracey triff t, der einen Ball wirft, der Joe Castles Leben fur immer verandern wird. Dreiig Jahre spater macht sich Traceys Sohn auf den Weg, um Joe Castle um Vergebung fur seinen Vater zu bitten. Eine schicksalhafte Reise, deren Ausgang ungewiss ist.

One week ago, Samantha Kofer was a third-year associate at New York City's largest law firm. Now she is an unpaid intern in a legal aid clinic deep in small-town Appalachia. When Lehman Brothers collapsed, she lost her job, her security, her future. As she confronts real clients with real problems, she finds herself a world away from her past life of corporate fat cats and fatter bonuses. This is coal country. Meth country. The law is different here. And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line. America's greatest storyteller brings us a new masterpiece of legal courage and gripping suspense - and his finest heroine since The Pelican Brief.

Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man's suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid. The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both. AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard's death: What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang? Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row? And what was it that Seth and his brother witnessed as children that, in his words, 'no human should ever see'? In the long-awaited successor to the novel that launched his phenomenal career, John Grisham brings us the powerful sequel to A Time to Kill. As filled with page-turning twists as it is with legal mastery, Sycamore Row proves beyond doubt that John Grisham is in a league of his own.

NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofers career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast trackuntil the recession hits and she is downsized, furloughed, and escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, all for a slim chance of getting rehired. In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Samanthas new job takes her into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack. But some of the locals arent so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town, and within weeks Samantha is engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. Because like most small towns, Brady harbors big secrets that some will kill to conceal. Praise for Gray Mountain [An] important new novel . . . superior entertainment.The Washington Post Powerful . . . a satisfying, old-fashioned, good guy/bad guy legal thriller.The Christian Science Monitor Yes, Gray Mountain is fiction. But after reading the book, youll believe heroic action must be taken.USA Today Grisham has written one of his best legal dramas.Associated Press

On the right side of the law. Sort of.Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, whos also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse apartment, and his primary piece of furniture is a vintage pool table. He drinks small-batch bourbon and carries a gun.Sebastian defends people other lawyers wont go near: a drug-addled, tattooed kid rumored to be in a satanic cult, who is accused of molesting and murdering two little girls; a vicious crime lord on death row; a homeowner arrested for shooting at a SWAT team that mistakenly invaded his house. Why these clients? Because he believes everyone is entitled to a fair trial, even if he, Sebastian, has to cheat to secure one. He hates injustice, doesnt like insurance companies, banks, or big corporations; he distrusts all levels of government and laughs at the justice systems notions of ethical behavior.Sebastian Rudd is one of John Grishams most colorful, outrageous, and vividly drawn characters yet. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer showcases the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

Worldwide bestseller John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his most suspenseful thriller yet.America''s greatest storyteller brings us a new masterpiece of legal courage and gripping suspense - and his finest heroine since The Pelican Brief.Donovan Gray is ruthless and fearless.Just the kind of lawyer you need, deep in small-town Appalachia.Samantha Kofer is a world away from her former life at New York''s biggest law firm. If she is going to survive in coal country, she needs to start learning fast.Because as Donovan knows only too well, the mountains have their own laws. And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line...

He was supposed to be having fun with his friends, not playing detective and stalking a serial killer. Theodore Boone - teenage lawyer and courtroom hero - is on a class trip seeing the sights of the capital city. But he hadn't counted on seeing the most wanted man in the history of his home town, Strattenberg. Suddenly Theo is caught in the hunt for an accused murderer, alongside the FBI. Theo knows he's getting in deep - and things could become even more dangerous. Because if this case goes back to court, it will be down to him. Will justice finally be done...or will the killer's criminal allies be out for revenge?

Atteint d''un cancer incurable, un riche propriétaire terrien du Mississippi, Seth Hubbard se pend à la branche d’un sycomore après avoir rédigé un testament dans lequel il déshérite ses enfants et l

In Clanton, Mississippi, not much happens. There arent many interesting stories for Willie Traynors newspaper. But then theres a murder. When the killer goes to jail, the story does not end. Everybody is afraid now of this man and his family. Will there be more killings? Who will be next?

Wenn nichts ist, wie es scheintMalcolm Bannister, in seinem fruheren Leben Anwalt in Winchester, Virginia, sitzt wegen Geldwasche zu Unrecht im Gefangnis. Die Halfte der zehnjahrigen Strafe hat er abgesessen, als sich das Blatt wendet. Ein Bundesrichter und seine Geliebte wurden ermordet aufgefunden. Es gibt weder Zeugen noch Spuren, und das FBI steht vor einem Ratsel bis Bannister auf den Plan tritt. Als Anwalt mit Knasterfahrung kennt er viele Geheimnisse, darunter auch die Identitat des Morders. Dieses Wissen will er gegen seine Freiheit eintauschen.Er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen. Einst ein glucklich verheirateter Kleinstadtanwalt, findet sich Malcolm Bannister im Gefangnis Frostburg wieder, wegen angeblicher Geldwasche zu zehn Jahren Haft verurteilt. Funf davon hat er bereits abgesessen. Lange Jahre, die ihn seine Zulassung als Anwalt, seine sozialen Kontakte, seine Ehe und die Beziehung zu seinem Sohn kosteten. Die Zeit im Gefangnis vertreibt Bannister sich als Bibliothekar und juristischer Ratgeber fur andere Insassen. Erfullt ist er von diesen Aufgaben nicht, ihn beschaftigt nur ein einziger Gedanke: so schnell wie moglich raus aus dem Knast. Die Gelegenheit dazu bietet sich, als der betagte Bundesrichter Ray Fawcett mit seiner jungen Freundin erschossen aufgefunden wird. Die Ermittler stehen unter Druck. Genau auf diesen Moment hat Malcolm Bannister gewartet. Er bietet dem FBI einen Deal an: Er liefert den Namen des Morders und wird im Gegenzug sofort freigelassen. Das FBI nimmt das Angebot an. Bannister beginnt ein neues Leben. Und damit nimmt eine teuflische Intrige ihren Lauf.

Seth Hubbard no puede organizar su muerte. Cuando sus empleados lo encuentran colgado de un árbol, es grande la consternación. Nadie habría esperado un suicidio. La familia de Hubbard ve está interesada primordialmente en la legalizacion de su testamento. Lo que no saben: poco antes de su muerte, Hubbard ha cambiado su voluntad. La unica heredera es su ama de llaves. Comienza una amarga disputa por la herencia

Worldwide bestseller John Grisham goes rogue with his most suspenseful thriller yet...I''m not a typical lawyer. I don''t maintain a pretty office filled with mahogany and leather. I don''t belong to a big firm, prestigious or otherwise. I don''t do good works through the bar association. I''m a lone gunman, a rogue who fights bad systems and hates injustice...Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner who shot at a SWAT team.Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial - even if he has to cheat to get one. He antagonises people from both sides of the law: his last office was firebombed, either by drug dealers or cops. He doesn''t know or care which.But things are about to get even more complicated for Sebastian. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him, he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret... one that will threaten everything Sebastian holds dear.Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

Sebastian Rudd n’est pas un avocat comme les autres. Il travaille dans un van aménagé, avec des vitres blindées, le wifi, un petit réfrigérateur, des fauteuils de cuir, une cache pour ses pistolets e

Michael Brock is a man in a hurry. He's in the fast lane at Drake & Sweeney, a giant Washington law firm. He's a rising star, with no time to waste, no time to toss a few coins into the hands of beggars. No time for a conscience. But a chance violent encounter with a homeless man stops him cold. The fallout propels him onto a trail of corruption and illegality which leads straight back to Drake & Sweeney. To get to the truth, Michael will have to dig deep into some of his own firm's dirtiest secrets

The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett Sometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean. Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner accused of shooting at a SWAT team. Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial - even if he has to cheat to get one. He antagonises people from both sides of the law: his last office was firebombed, either by drug dealers or cops. He doesn't know or care which. But things are about to get even more complicated for Sebastian. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him, he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret ...one that will threaten everything Sebastian holds dear. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

Worldwide bestseller John Grisham goes rogue with his most suspenseful thriller yet...Sometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean.Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner accused of shooting at a SWAT team.Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial - even if he has to cheat to get one. He antagonises people from both sides of the law: his last office was firebombed, either by drug dealers or cops. He doesn''t know or care which.But things are about to get even more complicated for Sebastian. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him, he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret . . . one that will threaten everything Sebastian holds dear.Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

New York, 2008. La récession frappe. Samantha Kofer est congédiée du jour au lendemain du grand cabinet d’avocats de Wall Street où elle exerce. Si elle accepte de travailler gratuitement pendant un