The Client
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The Client

by John Grisham

1993•Legal•481 pages

Taste attributes: legalthrillercrimefastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connectionsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn intimate, intricate legal drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb...Eleven-year-old Mark Sway and his younger brother were sharing a forbidden cigarette when a chance encounter with a suicidal lawyer left Mark knowing a bloody and explosive secret: the whereabouts of the most sought-after dead body in America.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

LegalThrillerCrimeRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connectionsUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

SuicideFifth AmendmentLawyersFbiUnited States attorneyLegal thrillerOrganized crimeUsa

Details

Author
John Grisham
Published
1993
Pages
481
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