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The Street Lawyer

A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense

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The Street Lawyer

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Michael Beck
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Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D. C. firm with 800 lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was three years away. He was a rising star, with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers, no time to walk around them on the sidewalk. No time for a conscience. But a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived; his assailant did not. Who was this homeless man? Michael did some digging and learned that he was a mentally ill veteran who'd been in and out of shelters for twenty years. Then Michael dug a little deeper, and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake & Sweeney. The fast track derailed; the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted from the firm, and took a top secret file with him. He landed in the streets, a poverty lawyer, a street lawyer, an advocate for the homeless. And a thief.


© John Grisham 1998 (P) Penguin Audio 2005

©1998 Belfry Holdings, Ltd.; (P)2005 Random House Audiobooks Crime Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense Crime Law Fiction Thriller Homelessness Suspense

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What a great story! I absolutely loved it! Good performance as well. This was a story of changing people for better. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

What a wonderful story

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Little dramatic tension makes this a “by the numbers” story about civil litigation. Certainly not exciting for lawyers to read.

Well read but predictable story

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Great story, brilliantly written, and wonderfully told . I’ll no doubt read / listen to it again.

An excellent story

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