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020 $a9781407058856 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
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100 1 $aGrisham, John $q(John Grisham).
245 14 $aThe Appeal$h[electronic resource].
260 $aLondon :$bRandom House Group Limited,$c2010.
500 $aTitle from eBook information screen.
520 $aThe latest legal thriller from international number one bestselling author John GrishamIn 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. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. 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 mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice.Their Supreme Court justice. The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about the electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bLondon :$cRandom House Group Limited,$d2010.$nRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 922 KB).
538 $aRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 922 KB).
653 #0 $aFiction
653 #0 $aLiterature
653 #0 $aThriller
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