Grisham | The King of Torts
The King of Torts by John Grisham is a fast-paced legal thriller about ambition, temptation and the extraordinary fortunes that can be made – and lost – in high-stakes litigation. Clay Carter has spent too long working at the Office of the Public Defender in Washington, D.C., dreaming of a more rewarding legal career. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man accused of a seemingly random street killing, he expects nothing more than another routine defence. Instead, he uncovers evidence of a disturbing conspiracy.
The trail leads towards a powerful pharmaceutical company and the possibility of an enormous financial settlement. Suddenly, Clay has the opportunity to transform himself from an overworked public defender into one of America's most successful mass-tort lawyers. Wealth, influence and celebrity quickly follow – but so do increasingly dangerous consequences. Combining courtroom intrigue with a sharp examination of money, power and professional ethics, The King of Torts is classic Grisham: compelling, accessible and driven by the question of how much a man is prepared to risk for success.
- • Publisher: Arrow Books
• Language: English
• Cover: Paperback
• Year of publication: 2003
• Number of pages: 490
• Dimensions: approximately 178 × 112 × 30 mm
• Weight: approximately 250–260 g
• Genre: Legal thriller, crime novel, suspense
• Location: Washington, USA






