The Client (1993)

by John Grisham

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Another interesting Southern legal mystery which I find very gripping and entertaining. (

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ArizonaFlame | Apr 16, 2013 |

read it in high school. not bad! (

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julierh | Apr 7, 2013 |

This is definitely one of my favorite Grishom books. I was so captured by the intelligence, bravery, and vulnerability of the child hero. The relationship between him and his attorney touched my heart. (

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shesinplainview | Nov 29, 2012 |

Absolutely loved it considering it was the first thriller/courtroom type book I'd ever read... This book is accredited to me zoning the world out and being lost in the words of the pages.. Amazing story. (

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unrestedfaith | Nov 14, 2012 |

I guess Mark was too smart for an 11-year-old to outsmart the mobs, the FBI, his lawyer, or perhaps everyone. hahaNostalgia. I remember the feeling I have when I read 'the da vinci code'.Thrill. (

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The John Grisham Value Collection by John Grisham

The Client / The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

The Client • Home Ground • Elephant Song • Mrs Pollifax and the Second Thief by Editors of Reader's Digest

The Rainmaker / The Partner / The Client / The Runaway Jury / The Last Juror / The Chamber by John Grisham

The King of Torts / The Last Juror / The Broker / The Client / The Chamber / The Rainmaker / The Summons by John Grisham

The Client / The Firm by John Grisham

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The Firm / A Time to Kill / The Pelican Brief / The Client by John Grisham

The King of Torts / The Client by John Grisham

The Chamber / The Client / The Pelican Brief / A Time to Kill by John Grisham

A Time to Kill / The Firm / The Pelican Brief / The Client / The Chamber by John Grisham

The Client / The Firm / The Rainmaker / The Pelican Brief / The Runaway Jury / A Time to Kill / The Chamber by John Grisham

The Client / The Summons / The Partner / The Brethern / The Painted House by John Grisham

The Innocent Man / The Pelican Brief / The Client by John Grisham

A Time to Kill / The Firm / The Pelican Brief / The Client / The Chamber / The Rainmaker / The Runaway Jury / The Partner / The Street Lawyer / The Testament by John Grisham

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The Client | The Stolen Car | A Worn Path by John Grisham

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The Client

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Memphis, Tennessee, USA

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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The Client (1994 ∙ IMDb)

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Bancarella (1994)

New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1993)

Wyoming Soaring Eagle Nominee (1995|1st Runner-up 1995)

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For Ty and Shea

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Mark was eleven and had been smoking off and on for two years, never trying to quit but being careful not to get hooked.

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In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb...

Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America. Now Mark is caught between a legal system gone mad and a mob killer desperate to cover up his crime. And his only ally is a woman named Reggie Love, who has been a lawyer for all of four years. Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. And Reggie will do anything to protect her client -- even take a last, desperate gamble that could win Mark his freedom... or cost them both their lives.

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With her sparkling voice and superb acting ability, Blair Brown gives an impressive reading of this John Grisham blockbuster. The story hinges on a young boy who gets an unwanted earful of murder, politics--and dangerous secrets about both--from a conscience-stricken mob lawyer bent on suicide. "I can tell you where the body is... the most notorious undiscovered corpse of our time." Just the kind of information most children don't need, especially when the snakeskin-wearing hit man finds out what he knows. Aside from musical cues scattered as superfluously as laugh tracks on a sitcom, the production quality is stellar, preserving the crispness of Blair's voice and the nuances of her excellent interpretation. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --George Laney

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"Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most-sought-after dead body in America ... Prosecutors are willing to break all the rules to make Mark talk. The mob will stop at nothing to keep him quiet. And [his lawyer] will do anything to protect her client--even take a last, desperate gamble that could win Mark his freedom, or cost them both their lives"--From publisher description.… (more)

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