The Rainmaker (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) - Softcover

Grisham, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582364124 ISBN 13: 9780582364127

Publisher: Longman, 1999

Synopsis

Rudy Baylor is a newly-qualified lawyer with no money and a lot of debts. One case could save him from bankruptcy. A giant insurance company has refused to pay a claim which could have saved a young man's life. The settlement could be worth millions of dollars but there is one problem. Rudy has never argued a case in court before and he is up against the best lawyers money can buy ...

John Grisham has been called "the best thriller writer alive". The Rainmaker has been made into a tense film starring Danny de Vito and Matt Damon.

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Review:

"The best thriller writer alive." (Evening Standard)

"The suspense does not let up for a minute." (Daily Telegraph)

"He keeps us turning the pages until well after bedtime... as exciting as a car chase with a load of dynamite thrown in." (Daily Mail)

"The book stays in the hands as if super-glued...compelling." (Sunday Express)

From the Publisher:

John Grisham's bestselling backlist repackaged with fantastic new covers

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0582364124
• ISBN 13: 9780582364127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96