by John Grisham
First published 2000
Kyle McAvoy has a promising future as a top lawyer. But a dark secret from his past comes back to haunt him. Shadowy figures force Kyle to take a job at a prestigious New York law firm and spy on their biggest case - a high-stakes corporate dispute worth billions. Trapped between the manipulative criminals and the FBI, Kyle must use his wits to outmaneuver them all and escape this impossible situation.
Genres: suspense, crime, contemporary, action, mystery-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: New York
Period: 21st-Century
373 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday Books