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The Street Lawyer

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The Street Lawyer

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Compelling . . . another timely tale from John Grisham. [The Street Lawyer] shows not only that Grisham has his finger on the public pulse but that he’s also out to prick its conscience.”—Chicago Tribune

Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was no more than three years away. He was a rising star with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers. No time for a conscience.

Then a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived, but his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging and learned that his attacker was a mentally ill veteran who’d been in and out of shelters for many years. Then Michael dug a little deeper and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake & Sweeney.

The fast track derailed, the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer. And a thief. Legal Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

“Grisham at his plot-driven best.”—The Denver Post

“An entertaining read with an important theme . . . The story unfolds in breakneck fashion with those wonderful pages-long passages of taut Grisham dialogue.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“The plot surges forward, pulling us along as we turn those pages a mile a minute.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Powerful.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

“The Street Lawyer hits the ground on a dead run.”—San Diego Union-Tribune

“Intricately plotted . . . smoothly told . . . [a] moving exploration of the world of the homeless.”—Publishers Weekly

“Riveting.”—Detroit News

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Thought-provoking Storyline • Engaging Legal Drama • Excellent Narration • Social Awareness Message • Dynamic Performance

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It's a good solid story and narration. Not the best, but much better than average, and I'm finding it harder to find a book I like.

not Grisham's best, but still Grisham

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narrative was clear and expressive. keep me wanting to hear more. wonderful and captivating story.

loved it.

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I read this book back in high-school and it's what made me a John Grisham fan. still a classic and intriguing book of mine

worth the listen

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This is Grisham at his best. Fast paced, exhilarating, tense with goose bump moments. Comparable to the Firm, Gray Mountain, the Partner, Time to Kill and the Testament.

One of the best by Grisham!

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Kept me interested from beginning to the end! Great performance and story! Overall, Excellently done!

Very enjoyable!

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