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The Runaway Jury
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In "Grisham's most addictive courtroom thriller" (The Seattle Times), justice is fighting for its life--and the jury is caught in the crossfire of greed and corruption.
They are at the center of a multimillion-dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict. Now the jury must make a decision in the most explosive civil trial of the century, a precedent-setting lawsuit against a giant tobacco company. But only a handful of people know the truth: that this jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to him.
He is known only as Juror #2. But he has a name, a past, and he has planned his every move with the help of a beautiful woman on the outside. Now, while a corporate empire hangs in the balance, while a grieving family waits, and while lawyers are plunged into a battle for their careers, the truth about Juror #2 is about to explode.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780345531940
EAN:
9780345531940
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Pages:
560
Authors:
John Grisham
Publisher:
Vintage
Published Date: 2012-28-02
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My only prior exposure to John Grisham was his movies. The Rainmaker is one of my favorite movies along with The Client. After reading a description of The Runaway Jury, it sounded interesting and so I gave it a shot. I finished the book cover-to-cover in 5 days (and I work full time!!).The book mainly revolves around a large trial in the south involving the four largest tobacco manufacturers versus the widow of a man who died of lung cancer due to 30 years of smoking. Concerning the entire topic of smoking, Grisham does get rather preachy at certain points, blatantly pointing out his views about the subject, but I managed easily to look beyond that.In this jury trial, something has gone wrong. The jury is being manipulated from the inside and neither the defense nor the prosecution can figure out how it's being done and who is doing it. This book is a page turner and very suspensful. It also plays on the "normal average joe winning the lottery" type situation (albeit after manipulating the lottery) that most people dream about. It's a great book that most people can relate to with characters that you really get to know. That is one of Grisham's greatest successes with this book. The ability to have his readers get to know his characters personally to the point where you really care what they are going through.I highly recommend this book to Grisham fans, as well as those who have never read his books. It's a great way to jump in to the genre of legal thrillers.
Could not put it down. Besides dealing with an extremely important issue, the plot is very ingenious and it is brilliantly written.
As a practicing lawyer, I must say that in my own professional experience of nearly 60 years, nothing like this ever really happens. I have seen surprising decisions over these years, but I've never seen a case where there was such a high degree of graft and corruption, payoffs and the like.All that said and done, it was a fun read. I very much enjoy reading John Grisham's books, and I expect I'll probably read some more.Purely for the entertainment value if you understand my drift.
It was a great example of character development. Lots of twists & turns.I highly recommend this book without hesitation.
Do not pass up the opportunity to read this page-turner. I would nap at night just to wake up and start reading some more.
