| The Appeal Contributor(s): Grisham, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345532023 ISBN-13: 9780345532022 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Legal - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 4.2" W x 7.5" (0.55 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121260 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Fascinating . . . filled with deadly accurate characterizations by an author who knows both the law and politics from the inside."--Los Angeles Times In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict--or reverse it. The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough to his interests. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice. |