#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham’s newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that’s on shaky ground.“[A] buoyant, mischievous thriller . . . Grisham writes in such an inventive spirit. . . . A treat.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times Mark, Todd, and Zola came to law school to change the world, to make it a better place. But now, as third-year students, these close … better place. But now, as third-year students, these close friends realize they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a third-tier for-profit law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specializing in student loans, the three know they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.
But maybe there’s a way out. Maybe there’s a way to escape their crushing debt, expose the bank and the scam, and make a few bucks in the process. But to do so, they would first have to quit school. And leaving law school a few short months before graduation would be completely crazy, right? Well, yes and no . . .
Pull up a stool, grab a cold one, and get ready to spend some time at The Rooster Bar.
“Satisfying . . . Grisham [is] at his best when he brings his sardonic sense of humor to the sometimes questionable ethics of law and banking.”—USA Today
“[A] smartly told tale . . . gratifying and all-too-real.”—The Washington Post
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As always with John Grisham’s books – great read…
Not a fan of this latest book of Grisham’s. I did not like any of the characters and found that no one in the book had any integrity or values. I also found it to be a fairly depressing story line. Don’t waste your time or your money.
Vintage Grisham. Great storyline of 3 law school students with serious undertone of law schools pumping out law students with no hopeful careers. Recommend this good read
It was just ok
You could not predict what was coming.
Good read
Very good. Vintage Grisham.
An excellent book which is easy to read and kept me turning the pages. I did think it got a little slow in the middle, hence four stars, but otherwise fast paced. I did live the final extra little twist
I loved this book. I finished it in 2 days.
It was a book that grabbed you right from the start. It was certainly a surprise ending with lots of twists and turns along the way.
Have read all the John Grisham books. I enjoyed this as much or more than any. He is the master of legal mysteries. The Rooster Bar is intense but peppered with humor. Lots of twists. I found myself pulling for the bad guys. I hope he keeps stories like this one coming.
Always love Grisham….but not my favorite
As always a Grisholm book that holds your interest.
The timing of using a theme of immigration issues, overwhelming education debt with a similarlity of timing to Oceans 11 and many more issues are addressed in this book. Very interesting and likeable characters all add up to an exciting take. This should be a movie ASAP. Grisham does not disappoint.
I’m a John Grisham fan from way back, I admit it. I’ve read every one of his books but this one, before now. I picked it up thinking, interesting premise, law students practicing law in court, as though they are licensed attornies. I didn’t think they could get away with it for very long and I wanted to see how long Grisham would let them tumble through the court system undetected. They lasted a little longer than they would have in reality, but not by much.
The Pros? Aside from the aforementioned unlicensed lawyer scam, as always with Grisham’s work, much of the subject matter is timely. There’s a secondary plot line here that involves an immigration issue, something that’s top of mind for American readers in the summer of 2018.
The Cons? The dialog is very stilted in the first 3rd of the book with a lot of exposition by the author to relay the backstories of the three main characters. Second, some of the scenarios just aren’t fleshed out enough to be believable. Finally, I had a hard time finding characters to like in this book. In most of Grisham’s books, it’s a good guy, trying to occupy the moral high ground who may stumble a time or two as he fights evil, but in a series of twists, good triumphs. In this book, everyone is a criminal and they’re all pitted against each other to see who can take what from whom. As a woman, I also had serious issues with the portrayal of women in the story. Come on John, don’t you realize that more than half your readers are women?
Fun to read.
Typical Grisham
He always does a great job of pulling you into the story. It is an interesting twist on a whistleblower.
Nothing like a good read from John Frisson
Love J. Grisham’s writing. He has a way with words that I wished I had.