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

fun from start to finish

I rarely write a review other than giving Stars this one was utterly charming. hope you enjoy it.

great listen

loved this book. I'm a fan of the author's work and this title was no exception. it's a tale of a young lawyer and his intro to pharma tort law.

very entertaining. highly recommend it

Enjoyable!!

It's been at least a decade since I last read a Grisham novel. I'm glad I picked this one to whet my palette again. An enjoyable, suspenseful story, with a surprising trial, and a feel-good ending. I enjoyed every minute! Expertly performed, too!

perfect

excellent in every regard, especially the writing (we expect nothing else from Grisham) and the narration as well.

I enjoyed this sooo much...

it held my attention the entire time so well written so entertaining...great charters....thank you so much.. best of all I was able to keep up who wno was who.

wonderful

kept us entertained and wanting more. great book. can't wait for the next book to come out.

I really like the story.

Good story with likable characters. John Grisham does not disappoint. The plot was good and story kept my attention.

Perfect Strike

As usual enjoyed the book. Well done by the narrator and kept my interest throughout with voice inflection and character change. John Grisham is one of my favorites and has inspired me to write as well. My dream is to publish and have one of my own in audio one day. Kent Arceneaux

Great Story

What did you love best about The Litigators?

The characters in the story

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Most of the time

What about Dennis Boutsikaris’s performance did you like?

He did an execellent job

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Some serious parts but many light parts

Any additional comments?

Some Grisham books went along great and then all of a sudden they came to an abrupt end. This one had a slow complete ending.

It was just okay

Nothing exciting. Grisham's earlier work I liked much better. Maybe it's me, but not that great.