The Pelican Brief: A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense
Apr 2010 · Random House
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A gripping legal thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of Sooley and The Judge's List...
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Two Supreme Court Justices are dead, their murders unsolved.
But one woman might have found the answer - if she can live to tell it.
Darby Shaw is a brilliant New Orleans legal student with a sharp political mind. For her own amusement, she draws up a legal brief showing how the judges might have been murdered for political reasons, and shows it to her professor. He shows it to his friend, an FBI lawyer.
Then the professor dies in a car bombing.
And Darby realises that her brief, which pointed to a vast presidential conspiracy, might be right. Someone is intent on silencing Darby for good - somebody who will stop at nothing to preserve the secrets of the Pelican Brief.
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'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos!' - Irish Independent
'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult
'The best thriller writer alive!!' - Ken Follett
'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph
'Grisham is a superb and instinctive storyteller' - The Times
'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own...' - Daily Record
'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they are pulsating!' - Mirror
'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut
_______________________________________
Two Supreme Court Justices are dead, their murders unsolved.
But one woman might have found the answer - if she can live to tell it.
Darby Shaw is a brilliant New Orleans legal student with a sharp political mind. For her own amusement, she draws up a legal brief showing how the judges might have been murdered for political reasons, and shows it to her professor. He shows it to his friend, an FBI lawyer.
Then the professor dies in a car bombing.
And Darby realises that her brief, which pointed to a vast presidential conspiracy, might be right. Someone is intent on silencing Darby for good - somebody who will stop at nothing to preserve the secrets of the Pelican Brief.
_______________________________________
'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos!' - Irish Independent
'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult
'The best thriller writer alive!!' - Ken Follett
'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph
'Grisham is a superb and instinctive storyteller' - The Times
'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own...' - Daily Record
'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they are pulsating!' - Mirror
'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut
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4.4
74 reviews
Arielle Christodulou
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March 19, 2017
I thought that this book was great. It had everything you can ever want in a book: romance, crime and american political drama. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves any of John Grisham's books or a good murder mystery with a great plot.
8 people found this review helpful
Glenn Brooks
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December 25, 2013
Most of the time I could read only a few pages a night, but it still held my interest.
7 people found this review helpful
r bajaj
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June 23, 2016
Totally loved the plot. Book kept me occupied till the end..
2 people found this review helpful
About the author
John Grisham is the author of forty works of fiction and one of non-fiction. His works are translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Virginia.
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