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BookDescription
InacrowdedcourtroominMississippi,ajuryreturnsashockingverdictagainstachemicalcompanyaccusedofdumpingtoxicwasteintoasmalltown'swatersupply,causingtheworstcancerclusterinhistory.ThecompanyappealstotheMississippiSupremeCourt,whoseninejusticeswillonedayeitherapprovetheverdict—orreverseit.
ThechemicalcompanyisownedbyaWallStreetpredatornamedCarlTrudeau,andMr.TrudeauisconvincedtheCourtisnotfriendlyenoughtohisinterests.Withjudicialelectionslooming,hedecidestotrytopurchasehimselfaseatontheCourt.Thecostisafewmilliondollars,adropinthebucketforabillionairelikeMr.Trudeau.Throughanintricatewebofconspiracyanddeceit,hispoliticaloperativesrecruitayoung,unsuspectingcandidate.Theyfinancehim,manipulatehim,markethim,andmoldhimintoapotentialSupremeCourtjustice.TheirSupremeCourtjustice.
AbouttheAuthor
JohnGrishamistheauthoroftwenty-threenovels,including,mostrecently,TheLitigators;oneworkofnonfiction,acollectionofstories,andanovelforyoungreaders.HeistheChairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheMississippiInnocenceProjectattheUniversityofMississippiSchoolofLaw.HelivesinVirginiaandMississippi. |
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