The Firm
By John Grisham
- Release Date: 1991-02-01
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • The iconic legal thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller, hailed as “an absolute master” (The Washington Post)
“[An] ingenious man-in-the-middle thriller.”—Entertainment Weekly
Mitch McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all the top firms, and initially headed for Wall Street, Mitch surprises everyone by joining Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a very private, very rich tax firm in Memphis. Mitch and his wife, Abby, move to Tennessee and quickly settle into their new life: they’re young, happy, and on the fast track. Or so they think.
Soon, though, Mitch senses trouble: two of the partners die in a suspicious diving accident off Grand Cayman; the firm’s management is overly proud of the fact that no one has ever resigned; and security measures at the firm, even for a company with billionaire clients, are more than a little stringent. Then, suddenly, Mitch’s vague suspicions come to life.
The FBI has the lowdown on Mitch’s firm and needs his help. Now Mitch is caught between a rock and a hard place. The FBI will bust him if he doesn’t cooperate, and the firm will kill him if he does. There’s no way out.
Or is there?
The story continues in The Exchange, the “breathtaking” (The Wall Street Journal) sequel to The Firm!
Reviews
The Firm
5By Bibi Cakes1I couldn’t put it down. An exceptional book.Worth the hype
5By TigersJC86This book was outstanding and it really is a page turner you never want to put down. I appreciate that this book is mostly a thriller and there’s not a ton of legal stuff that would be outside the normal reader’s purview. I’m not sure if a sequel is warranted and I’m not in a big hurry to read it. This was self contained and excellentThe one that made me a Grisham fan.
5By Bookworm DomI can’t thank that librarian enough for putting this book in my hand in 8th grade. That was 2002 and I haven’t looked bacc since.Appraisal
5By STD_SeliGreat work with so much lessons on how to run a law firm - at least not the illegal side of it.Great to reread
5By KellyAnn9The book that began my love of almost all things John Grisham writes. I read this shortly after it was published and thoroughly enjoyed rereading about Mitch and The Firm now. Fun to read so many years later. We have so much technology that would alter what would happen in these circumstances in the present day.The Firm
5By Wldchild.23Excellent read.... loved it Highly recommend reading itThe firm
5By aribianoGood writing John. This flowed nicely. I stayed up all night reading couldn’t put it down.Outstanding Read
5By Kjmag81Great book with a lot of suspense. Keeps the reader engaged all the way through.Amazing!
5By CoDeanUTKA must read. Page turner from the beginning.Definitely a good book!
4By ES the horror fanThe Firm is one of the first books I read by John Grisham. For being the first book he published, I didn’t think it was as good as most other books I’ve read by him, but it came close! The Firm is suspenseful, thrilling, and scary! I’ve also watched the movie. It’s been several years since the one and only time I watched the movie, but I remember it just well enough to know that the book, not surprisingly, was better! I’m a definite fan of the author, having read 11 of his books, The Firm included. To his fans, I recommend this one just as much as all of his other books, which are terrific reads!Amazing
5By langford39Great readMagnificant
5By Triforce7777One of the best novels, ever.Excellent book
5By mjm11983Keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Loved it!The Firm
5By Kenpo1999I read this book after seeing the tv show and it got me hooked on all of his books!Great Read
5By New Grisham FanI was not much of a reader until i read Grisham's The Last Juror. My mother owns Grisham's entire collection, so I was somewhat knowledgable of his work. I watched the entire TV series The Firm and really wanted to know what lead to the events of the show. I decided to buy this e-book and I couldn't stop reading it. A great book, indeed. I plan to read Grisham's entire collection too.The Firm
5By skyboatThis was an extraordinary suspense novel. To me, it is the best of the John Grisham legal thrillers. He was in his prime during this time.My First Grisham
5By Pwgraham91Great medium length read with enough thrills and twists to keep me interested. Great balance of plot and description including building depth into the characters without going so far as to make the reader lose interest. I'll definitely read him again.Excellent
5By Justin78Excellent book! I would also recommend "The Associate" (by John Grisham as well) you liked "The Firm".Awesome
5By coltsrule179This book is amazing. John Grisham is amazing. I love the characters and plot. The ending was kinda weak, but it was still good. 5/5!!!!!!
