Rogue Lawyer - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473623650 ISBN 13: 9781473623651

Publisher: PENGUIN, 2015

Synopsis

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, who’s 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 won’t 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, doesn’t like insurance companies, banks, or big corporations; he distrusts all levels of government and laughs at the justice system’s notions of ethical behavior.
 
Sebastian Rudd is one of John Grisham’s 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.

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Review:

John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers (Telegraph)

Leaves one eager for more (Spectator)

No one does it better than Grisham (Daily Telegraph)

A master storyteller (Huffington Post)

Sebastian Rudd is a kind of social justice warrior and Grisham uses him to take jabs at the legal system . . . all with a blunt, rude, gravelly poetic wise guy voice that makes Rudd come across as a kind of 21st-century Philip Marlowe. (Benjamin Percy, The New York Times Book Review)

Terrific . . . The biggest mystery that ROGUE LAWYER poses is how Grisham, at this stage in his long writing career, can still devise all these distinctive characters, tricky legal predicaments and roguishly cheating ways to worm out of them. It's one mystery we Grisham fans just want to appreciate, rather than solve. (Washington Post)

Highly readable, thanks to Grisham's fast-moving narrative skills (Independent)

The energy is sustained to the end (Sunday Times)

Book Description:

Worldwide bestseller John Grisham goes rogue with his most suspenseful thriller yet . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: PENGUIN
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1473623650
• ISBN 13: 9781473623651
• Binding: Paperback