Rating: *****
Tags: Fiction, Thrillers, Suspense, Lang:en
Summary
**John Grisham has a n
ew hero . . . and she’s full of
surprises
In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to
Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of
Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about.
Mattie Wyatt, lifelong Brady resident and head of the
town’s legal aid clinic, is there to teach her how to
“help real people with real problems.” For the
first time in her career, Samantha prepares a lawsuit, sees
the inside of an actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge,
and receives threats from locals who aren’t so thrilled
to have a big-city lawyer in town. And she learns that Brady,
like most small towns, harbors some big secrets. Her new job takes Samantha into the murky and dangerous
world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, rules are
ignored, regulations are flouted, communities are divided,
and the land itself is under attack from Big Coal. Violence
is always just around the corner, and within weeks Samantha
finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. JOHN GRISHAM is the author of twenty-seven novels, one
work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and four novels
for young readers. www.doubleday.com www.jgrisham.com www.facebook.com/JohnGrisham
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The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer’s career at a
huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until
the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed,
escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one
of the “lucky” associates. She’s offered an
opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year
without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that
she’d get her old job back.About the Author