The Litigators

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

The partners at Finley & Figg—all two of them—often refer to themselves as “a boutique law firm.” Boutique, as in chic, selective, and prosperous. They are, of course, none of these things. What they are is a two-bit operation always in search of their big break, ambulance chasers who’ve been in the trenches much too long making way too little. Their specialties, so to speak, are quickie divorces and DUIs, with the occasional jackpot of an actual car wreck thrown in. After twenty plus years together, Oscar Finley and Wally Figg bicker like an old married couple but somehow continue to scratch out a half-decent living from their seedy bungalow offices in southwest Chicago.

And then change comes their way. More accurately, it stumbles in. David Zinc, a young but already burned-out attorney, walks away from his fast-track career at a fancy downtown firm, goes on a serious bender, and finds himself literally at the doorstep of our boutique firm. Once David sobers up and comes to grips with the fact that he’s suddenly unemployed, any job—even one with Finley & Figg—looks okay to him.

With their new associate on board, F&F is ready to tackle a really big case, a case that could make the partners rich without requiring them to actually practice much law. An extremely popular drug, Krayoxx, the number one cholesterol reducer for the dangerously overweight, produced by Varrick Labs, a giant pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $25 billion, has recently come under fire after several patients taking it have suffered heart attacks. Wally smells money.

A little online research confirms Wally’s suspicions—a huge plaintiffs’ firm in Florida is putting together a class action suit against Varrick. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of people who have had heart attacks while taking Krayoxx, convince them to become clients, join the class action, and ride along to fame and fortune. With any luck, they won’t even have to enter a courtroom!

It almost seems too good to be true.

And it is.

©2011 Belfry Holdings, Inc. (P)2011 Random House

Great story

laughing a lot. couldn't stop listening. Nice little story about a good attorney I hope he comes out with a sequel for this character

Perfect!

I enjoyed every minute of this one. I loved all the characters and could picture all the figures well.

Entertaining

Not pulse-pounding thrill like other Grishams, but still a fun underdog story with great characters.

Loved It!

Great Read! Nice relaxing book. Of course, all of Grisham's books are good..... Off to my next

Excellent!

Could not stop listening! I hope I can find another like this! That is all. If it pleases the court.

Intriguing story

John Grisham does not disappoint. Great read. If you liked his other books, you will like this one.

Engaging

This book
Was engaing to listen to. The narrator was seamless in their delivery.
Another Grisham win.

Started Off With Promise! Then Came The Depression

I could not stop listening at first. The story had remarkable promise of being a true Grisham great. Then came the most depressing, deep plunge into the depths of everything awful that could happen to not just one man, but, three. The main character stays slightly above the fray, yet- I could barely keep going with the story. Just when it seems like it was looking up- down even further. Do not listen to this if you suffer from any type of depressive or anxiety disorder. Even the ending was sad. But, seemed like a miracle from where it had been.

Great story

Great story ! It’s nice to see the little guy win in the end.. it stayed interesting all way through

Not Totally Grisham

I have often noticed, as the Grisham books have been published over the years, that the stories and characters seem a bit more exaggerated with each new release. What audible does not mention is that his recent books have been produced in collaboration with another writer, which probably helps his turnout rate and thus $$$ for the publisher. The collaboration is mentioned on a hard copy of any recent book - it's clearly indicated. So there's the reason for the subtle changes, and I miss the more nuanced and detailed writing of the earlier books. Now I am picking up a more "popular fiction" vibe, and noticing a few characters that seem almost cartoonish, which I lament, even though the books, this one no exception, are always entertaining. However, some of the introspection is lost, and so too is my identification with the characters and situations.

I really like this narrator, and actually prefer him to the "southern lite" reader who usually does the books that are located in the deep South.