John Grisham, John Grisham: The Associate (EBook, 2010, Random House Publishing Group)
eBook
English language
Published Nov. 16, 2010 by Random House Publishing Group.
Kyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. He also has a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, even his life. One night that secret catches up with him. The men who accost Kyle have a compromising video they'll use to ruin him--unless he does exactly what they say. What they offer Kyle is something any ambitious young lawyer would kill for: a job in Manhattan as an associate at the world's largest law firm. If Kyle accepts, he'll be on the fast track to partnership and a fortune. But there's a catch. Kyle won't be working for the firm but against it in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him, the FBI, and his own law firm--in a malignant conspiracy not even Kyle with all his intellect, …
Kyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. He also has a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, even his life. One night that secret catches up with him. The men who accost Kyle have a compromising video they'll use to ruin him--unless he does exactly what they say. What they offer Kyle is something any ambitious young lawyer would kill for: a job in Manhattan as an associate at the world's largest law firm. If Kyle accepts, he'll be on the fast track to partnership and a fortune. But there's a catch. Kyle won't be working for the firm but against it in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him, the FBI, and his own law firm--in a malignant conspiracy not even Kyle with all his intellect, cunning, and bravery may be able to escape alive.From the Paperback edition.
A quick, fun read. I think it was the first Grisham I ever read, although I have watched most of the numerous movies based on his books. With that history the book read like the novelization of a movie. Which doesn't have to be bad. An entertaining book if you're into the insights into the legal world Grisham generously provides.
Interesting story, but is that it?
The cover compares this book with [b:The Firm|5358|The Firm|John Grisham|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165518895s/5358.jpg|38270], and implies that The Associate is even more thrilling. The reality is much different. While The Associate was an interesting story in its own right, I found myself wondering how all of the loose ends will be tied up...and because of that expectation I was sorely disappointed. There is no justice, no ironic twist and no answers...it just ends. While this is probably true to life, it is not what I have come to expect in a good [a:John Grisham|721|John Grisham|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1198174022p2/721.jpg] thriller.
