The Appeal

Opis książki:

In a courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small towns water supply. 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 Carl Trudeau, whos convinced the Court is not friendly enough and decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the ocean for a billionaire. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice. "The Appeal" is a powerful and shocking story of political and legal intrigue. Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too.
In Grishams first legal thriller since "The Broker," justice is for sale--andonly the rich can afford it.

Książka "The Appeal" - John Grisham - oprawa twarda - Wydawnictwo Century. Książka posiada 358 stron i została wydana w 2008 r.