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The Partner

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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They watched Danilo Silva for days before they finally grabbed him. He was living alone, a quiet life on a shady street in Brazil; a simple life in a modest home, certainly not one of luxury. Certainly no evidence of the fortune they thought he had stolen. He was much thinner and his face had been altered. He spoke a different language, and spoke it very well. But Danilo had a past with many chapters. Four years earlier he had been Patrick Lanigan, a young partner in a prominent Biloxi law firm. He had a pretty wife, a new daughter, and a bright future. Then one cold winter night Patrick was trapped in a burning car and died a horrible death. When he was buried his casket held nothing more than his ashes. From a short distance away, Patrick watched his own burial. Then he fled. Six weeks later, a fortune was stolen from his ex-law firm's offshore account. And Patrick fled some more. But they found him.

©1997 John Grisham (P)1997 Random House, LLC
Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Thriller & Suspense Law Fiction Thriller Crime Suspense Exciting Scary

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"All the ingredients of suspense, drama and meticulous attention to detail that have made Grisham's novels bestsellers... A terrific read" ( Sunday Mirror)
"A narrative triumph and a stylish joy, this novel has me gasping for more" ( Daily Telegraph)
"One terrific book–smart, fast, stingingly satiric, and almost criminally entertaining" ( Entertainment Weekly)
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I listened to this book twice it is a great "read" I greatly recommend it for book clubs.

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loved listening to this Grisham thriller. was thoroughly entertained for hours and then completely let down in the last chapter. a very flat ending and finished feeling disappointed which was a shame.

very well read with plenty of accents and voices to keep the actor busy!

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Grisham brilliance at it's best

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Would make a great TV series, great story, a classic. Defiantly one of Grisham best

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