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The Client by John Grisham
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The Client

by John Grisham

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I first read this years ago. Although the premise is intriguing, the details of the plot are too improbable to suit Grisham's prosaic style. It is an interesting read in the moment of reading but it provoked no further thought and left me with no questions. ( )
  TheoClarke | Nov 17, 2009 |
Stories about children getting wrapped up in adult affairs aren't usually my plot type of choice, but this one was good. 11-year-old Mark Sway witnesses the suicide of a mafia lawyer, who reveals a very important secret to him before dying. The rest of the book is about Mark's attempts to stay safe while everyone - the FBI, the police in New Orleans and Memphis, the mafia - is after him. Surprisingly suspenseful and touching. ( )
  melydia | Oct 28, 2009 |
Great plot. great character, very funny, very clever. G at his best. ( )
  polo9 | Oct 13, 2009 |
I like Grisham's stories and read this book with pleasure. I know this book in my native language, but it is a very interesting experience for me to read this story in English. The book is very useful for students- at the end of the book you can find Activities, where you can check your knowledge about the content of the book and English words. ( )
  babaruda | Oct 8, 2009 |
A very suspensful book and well-written. Probably my favorite Grisham book, so far. I enjoyed reading it and recommend it for others. ( )
  beatle426 | Aug 27, 2009 |
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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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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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