The King of Torts

Grisham, John

ISBN 10: 0385508042 / ISBN 13: 9780385508049

Published by Published by Doubleday, New York, 2003

, [8] 376 pages, First US Edition, First Printing, SIGNED by Author at half title page First Edition , very lightly bumped at head of spine and corner, book in near fine condition , the dustwrapper is slightly bumped at spine, in near fine condition , quarter bound blue cloth with black paper, silver gilt lettering to spine , 24.5cm x 16.5cm Hardback SIGNED by Author ISBN: 385508042. Seller Inventory # 74880

Synopsis:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A public defender stumbles upon a case that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams--if it doesn't kill him first--in this "rousing . . . pedal-to-the-metal crowd-pleaser" (People).

The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.

As he digs into the background of his client, Clay gets wrapped up in a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life--that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession's newest king of torts.

About the Author: John Grisham is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The King of Torts
Publisher: Published by Doubleday, New York
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition