The Street Lawyer - John Grisham

The Street Lawyer

By John Grisham

  • Release Date: 1998-02-16
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Compelling . . . another timely tale from John Grisham. [The Street Lawyer] shows not only that Grisham has his finger on the public pulse but that he’s also out to prick its conscience.”—Chicago Tribune

Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was no more than 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 for a conscience.

Then a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived, but his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging and learned that his attacker was a mentally ill veteran who’d been in and out of shelters for many 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 the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer. And a thief.

Reviews

  • Made me think, and care!

    4
    By Dan Daily
    The author wasn’t the only one learning about the travails of the homeless and the street life they endure. I see the homeless every day and want to throw a $5 McDonalds coupon at each one but have never done it. There are so many stories of how the homeless become so that I get overwhelmed by the problem. How does it get fixed when the author brings homelessness to our own governing center of the USA where not much gets fixed it seems. EVERYONE should read this hard to read book and ponder fixes and write congressman if so inclined. Thank you for opening my eyes Mr. Grisham. Now it’s up to me to do something isn’t it!

  • Hit the street for another winner from Grisham!

    5
    By ES the horror fan
    Not unlike some books I’ve read by John Grisham, this book is more of a drama than a mystery or thriller. But it’s a good book! John Grisham paints a compassionate, sympathetic portrait of the struggles of homeless people and the lawyers who fight for them. Marvelous entertainment!

  • Don’t waste your time

    1
    By santeereader
    Kept waiting for this to get better. Read to the end with high hopes, but it fell flat. Not a usual John Grishom page turner. Don’t waste your time.

  • The Street Lawyer

    5
    By aib14
    Thank goodness for John Grisham

  • Good book

    3
    By jstepp050
    Not his best work ever but still a very good read for what it is.

  • Street lawyer

    5
    By Kit cud
    This is the 15th grisham book I have read. As usual, very interesting and exciting. Great ending.

  • Fine work

    5
    By Jhind1990
    This book made me think about homelessness

  • HOMELESSNESS REVEALED

    5
    By Jaxhog
    Thanks to Mr. Grisham for exposing the plight of the homeless and the valiant efforts of the lawyers fighting for people's rights. Riveting story. Great read.

  • A real eye opener

    5
    By BenjaminSiegel
    Opened my eyes to the underground world of the homeless. I only imagined what it would be like for those who are homeless to survive on a day-by-day basis, but after reading this book I realized that it is much worse a struggle than I originally thought. It has a "soft" ending, however, still a great read.

  • No climax, very overrated

    1
    By JaneST2012
    Not good. I downloaded it because of all these good reviews, but I think they just joined the John Grisham bandwagon. His other books are excellent. But this one seems like written like an afterthought. This book had no climax. None- I'm serious. I fell asleep reading it many times. I want my money back.

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