THE RUNAWAY JURY by John Grisham
Description
The Runaway Jury is a captivating thriller by John Grisham who is well known for his legal thrillers, particularly The Pelican Brief, The Client, and A Time to Kill. Many of his novels have been turned into films, securing his place as a highly successful crime writer. The Runaway Jury explores the theme of jury corruption during a high-profile tobacco trial.
In a small town in Mississippi, Celeste Wood, widow of a lifelong smoker, is suing a tobacco company for his premature death at age fifty-three. Big tobacco goes on the defense, joining together because a bad verdict for one could mean legal action against all of them.
Pynex, the tobacco company, hires Rankin Fitch as a consultant. A shady character, Fitch coerces jury members, breaking a slew of laws along the way, to side with the tobacco companies. As the jury is selected, the experts analyze every detail of their lives to ensure they will have a pool of people who will side with tobacco. However, Juror #2, Nicholas Easter, slips through; he has some ulterior motives. Nicholas Easter is an enigma; the lawyers can’t dig up much information about him. All they really know is that he is a part-time student who works in a computer store. Once Nicholas is selected, he can put his master plan into motion.
Publisher: Arrow
Publication year: 2020
Publication date: 2020-01-01
Language: English
ISBN: 9781787464568
Weight: 0.45 kg