Rent: The Client
By John Grisham
About The Client - Book Description
Mark Sway, age 11 but years wiser thanks to a drunken dad who abused his mom, is out in the woods behind his Memphis trailer park teaching his kid brother, Ricky, how to smoke Virginia Slims heisted from Mom's purse. He's a pretty upright kid--he's determined to protect his brother from drugs, and he once defended his mom with a baseball bat. The dangers of smoking rapidly escalate when Mark glimpses a guy trying to commit suicide by carbon monoxide in his car nearby and tries to stop him. The guy is Jerome, a lawyer who tells Mark that his Mafia client has murdered Senator Boyd Boyette and buried him in the concrete under his garage in New Orleans. Then Jerome puts a bullet in his own head. Little Ricky flips out, and so does Barry the Blade Muldanno, who doesn't want blustery U.S. attorney Reverend Roy Foltrigg to find the corpse and bust him. Caught in a ruthless game between the Mob and the amoral authorities, Mark's family has no defense in the world except Reggie Love, a 50ish divorcée who has just turned her life around by becoming a lawyer. Does she have what it takes to help Mark beat the system? The life-or-death chase is on! Mark has seen a lot of movies, and he sees life in cinematic terms. So does Grisham. Even if this novel had never been filmed, it would still be a really good, fast-paced movie. Its literary limitation is also its filmlike virtue: The Client is a rush.
The Client Reviews by BookSwim Members
The young man involved, Mark, is a totally believable witness caught between the mob and the legal system. His ally in this adventure is Reggie Love (granted her name may be a little much), who has only been a lawyer a short time but who gives everything to "the Client".
Without giving anything away, if you love Grisham you will not be disappointed with this book. Of course, there is the usual legal wrangling and a lawyer as the hero, but the reliable Grisham style and wit also abound here. And he dabbles more in the excitement of a thriller than some of his other legalistic tomes.
Sam Hendricks, Author of "Fantasy Football Guidebook" and "Fantasy Football Almanac"
reading the book but the book is a fun read about a boy
from New Orleans who witnesses a terrible crime.
What I love about John Grisham novels is that they are
appropriate to read anytime of the year. Some books are
only good in the wintertime and other books are only good
in the summer but Grisham doesn't have that problem. The
only problem with his work is that he's written so many
good books, it's hard to keep up. I've only read three
and they've all been excellent. Also, a good read for
knowledge about the law too.
This is great summer reading.
Even though this has been made into a movie, and you may have seen it, read the book. Then you can be one of those people who can say, "I read the book."
Don't miss it!
Such a Brilliant little character. I wonder if the author thought about bringing back at some point in the future. I think that would be great.
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| Published | 01/01/1993 |
| Similar Subjects | Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers |
| Publisher | Dell Publishing Company, Inc. |
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