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 listen

Good character development, interesting twists and turns, leaves you wanting more and hoping for a sequel

Great story

Several like able characters and a light hearted story. It moves right along and I wished it hadn’t ended!

Great all around legal tale

An excellent production and performance
The story is typical Grisham
The best and worst of law and lawyers and corporate defendants This time through a story of product liability involving big pharma and aside story of a burnt out corporate lawyer who finds his niche

Great book

Get hooked and you cant stop listening. My husband and i enjoyed listening together and apart then we would talk about it.

Boring

I have gotten away from JGs work of late having found it pushed and not anywhere near the excellence of his original novels. I read the reviews and thought this one sounded like he might have returned to previous levels, but that sadly is not the case. I enjoyed parts and the reader, but the story does not drive forward and has multiple digressions that just are not important.
I would not suggest wasting the credit on this mediocre tale. Chuck

Snooze fest!

Who is this guy, and what has he done with John Grisham? Wasn't witty, interesting, thought prvoking, or suspenseful...I only finished it because I had paid for it. So there are good lawyers and sleezy lawyers. Nuff said!

Story line is not consistent.

The story is about a law firm that is struggling to survive so it picks up a case that should end with a surprise ending to the case. However the ending really has no surprise to it. Compared to RUNAWAY JURY which has all the elements of surprise in it, this falls short in the story line.

Light, legal and funny.

Where does The Litigators rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Close to the top.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Litigators?

When the main attorney found the lead based toy for sale at a truck stop.

What about Dennis Boutsikaris’s performance did you like?

All of it.

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

Nothing extreme. Light hearted and funny at times. Not Grisham usual.

Any additional comments?

Great ending; left you happy and content.

Great book!

What did you love best about The Litigators?

Grisham's dry humor brings this book to life. It's another book that is a must read!

What other book might you compare The Litigators to and why?

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What about Dennis Boutsikaris’s performance did you like?

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If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

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Any additional comments?

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Delightful, fast moving and funny

I thoroughly enjoy this book and funny references to things that sleazeball attorneys do. Really enjoyed the characters