The Associate: A Novel

Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him, the FBI, and his own law firm–in a malignant conspiracy not even Kyle with all his intellect, cunning, and bravery may be able to escape alive.From the Paperback edition.. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. One night that secret catches up with him. But there’s a catch. He also has a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, even his life. Kyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. What they offer Kyle is something any ambitious young lawyer would kill for: a job in Manhattan as an associate at the world’s largest law firm. The men who accost Kyle have a compromising video they’ll use to ruin him–unless he does exactly what they say. If Kyle accepts, he’ll be on the fast track to partnership and a fortune. Kyle won’t be working for the firm but against it in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions

From Publishers Weekly Bestseller Grisham's contemporary legal thriller offers an action-and-suspense plot reminiscent of that of his breakout book, 1991's The Firm, in contrast to 2008's didactic The Appeal, which served as a platform for his concerns about the corrupting effects of judicial elections. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . every night stretches credulity to the breaking point). to 6:00 a.m. Still, Grisham devotees should be satisfied, even if this is one of his lesser works. All rights reserved. Instead of helping those in need, McAvoy accepts a position at a huge Wall Street firm, Scully & Pershing, whose clients include a military contractor enmeshed in a $800 billion lawsuit concerning a newly-designed aircraft. McAvoy can avoid exposure of his past if he feeds his new masters ins

Almost! I'm never sure which John Grisham I'm getting when I start one of his books. The Associate is an example of Grisham's occasional lapses that result in a book that is almost an excellent read. Grisham the great story teller and Grisham the master of the spellbinding, complex plot both took time off from this book.Nonetheless, the novel is well written, as always, contains graphic character development and reads quickly.. "The Associate" according to Akita Mom. As a long time John Grisham fan, I have eagerly looked forward to each new release. So much so that I accumulated books long before I had the opportunity to read them. So when I finally had a chance to read this book it was with great anticipation. My disappointment was not long in coming, when I found that the underlying premise reminded me a great deal of "The Firm" a much earlier work. In fact I had to go back and reread the dust jack. Page-turner Louisa May True to form, Grisham kept my interest from beginning to end. Good book with surprising ending. I highly recommend this book.