by John Grisham
First published 1989
When a homeless man takes a group of lawyers hostage at a prestigious D.C. firm, corporate climber Michael Brock is left with the man's blood on his face. This jolts him from his relentless pursuit of partnership to a new purpose: advocating for the powerless on the streets his attacker once roamed. But Michael can't shake a dangerous secret that's surfaced from his firm's past, pitting his former colleagues against him in a deadly conspiracy.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: redemption, whistleblower
Setting: Washington (D.C.)
361 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Arrow
Content warnings: violence