Gray Mountain
By John Grisham
- Release Date: 2014-10-21
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From America’s favorite storyteller comes “one of his best legal dramas” (Associated Press): a gripping thriller about a former big-city lawyer who finds herself up against Big Coal—and under attack.
“Yes, Gray Mountain is fiction. But after reading the book, you’ll believe heroic action must be taken.”—USA Today
The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer’s career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until the recession hits and she is downsized, furloughed, and escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, all for a slim chance of getting rehired.
In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia—a part of the world she has only read about. Samantha’s new job takes her into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack. But some of the locals aren’t so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town, and within weeks Samantha is engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. Because like most small towns, Brady harbors big secrets that some will kill to conceal.
Reviews
Grisham’s worst
1By dominolouisIf this had been written by anyone else, I would have given it two stars at most. Considering his other books, this falls so short that I feel it really deserves no more than one.Time
1By TkiltyThis was a waste of time.Pretty good
3By Hair diva 24Very slow start but overall Good readWhat a letdown
1By Roknrony1950The first half was written by Grisham and was a page turner. Abruptly a second writer took over the writing and screwed it up. What a piece of beetle dung.Grey mountain
3By GillybocargoI have read several books buy this Author and really enjoy his style of writing. This was a good read although I did not like how it just finished without closer on the many topics in the midst of the story. GillybocargoInteresting
4By sheriff's daughterLearned about strip mining for coal. Sad situation.Hope…..
4By gwrPlain Jane, flat laid out, unembellished raw honesty, looking not for a way out, but for a breath of life after cessation thereof. Finally a ray of light in the midst of total darkness.Superb!
5By ShanrobzCouldn't put it down!Love it
5By Ambiz5Great Read 🥳🥳🥳🥳Excellent
5By Kozan11Excellent read from beginning to end. By the end I couldn’t stop reading until I finished the book. You feel you really know the characters and hope and cheer for the good guys and want the bad guys to go down.Meh
3By Bain.SidheI’ve been a big fan of Grisham’s work for decades, but this one disappointed me. The characters seemed more like annoying stereotypes than real people, and the plot was relatively predictable.Too much wokeness
1By FH 2561Too much wokeness, which is any.This was not Mr. Grisham’s best
4By like JGAs I have read several of Mr. Grisham’s including his first originals…this one in my opinion was a disappointment…Feels Unfinished
4By PepitoFayucaThe story starts slow and picks up half way through the book, but suddenly ends with many unresolved cases. Wish it would have been longer.Good book
5By t8276Good bookGray Mountain
5By rch@ $$$Ended too soon. So much on the table still but loved every minute of it.Excellent, kept me interested all the way through
5By g5kkh btvmj)Good readInvolved but not riveting
3By Minion obsessesI had this book as a leisure reading. Would just pick it up from time to time. Never felt lost. Never really felt intrigued either. Not really one of Grisham’s best.Gray mountain
3By 7214FoxThe main character was just a filler, she never developed, the story just happened around her. The plot did the sss as me, the was promise if a story but it just fizzled out.
