by John Grisham
First published 1998
Mitch McDeere is a Harvard law grad with his pick of top firms. He chooses a small Memphis outfit that promises big rewards. But Mitch soon learns his new bosses have mob ties, and he's trapped in a nightmare of deceit and violence. As the FBI closes in, Mitch must risk everything to escape the deadly web of his employers.
Genres: crime, action, mystery-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: America, Cayman Islands, Chicago, Florida, Grand Cayman, Harvard University, Louisiana, Memphis, Memphis (Tenn.), New Orleans, New York, Panama City Beach, Tennessee, Tulane University, United States, Vietnam, Washington D.C., Western Kentucky University
Period: 1944, 1980s
861 pages · Paperback · Arrow
Content warnings: violence