by John Grisham
First published 1993
When 11-year-old Mark Sway stumbles upon a mob lawyer's suicide, he's plunged into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The FBI and the mob both want Mark to reveal the lawyer's last words - the location of a murdered senator's body. Alone and afraid, Mark hires a tough-as-nails young lawyer, Reggie Love, to protect him from the relentless forces closing in. In a desperate race against time, Reggie and Mark must outwit the mob and the justice system to keep the boy alive.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, high-stakes, unlikely-allies
Setting: America, Louisiana, Memphis, New Orleans, Tennessee, United States
422 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: child-abuse, violence