To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder -- a murder intended for her.
Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust -- an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate -- to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For someone has read Darby's brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.
Published: First published in 1992
Publisher: Doubleday
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Series or Stand-Alone: Stand-Alone
Source: Owned
MY REVIEW
Let me first say that I am so glad that I decided to pick up and read all of John Grisham's books. It has been a while reading some of them and it will be the first time read for some. Back in my teenage years I was really into thrillers and John Grisham was my go to author. I can't believe that I had forgot how much I loved his writing! Back then this was one of my favourites and still is!
Even though I have watched the movie and loved it, the book is so much better. What I loved the most was the pacing and the morality of the story. The pacing was fast and precise, something that I really love when it comes to thrillers. Darcy stumbles onto a theory that could, in fact, be not so far from the truth and over time it stops being just a theory she wrote and more about doing what is right.
Great fast pacing, intriguing conspiracy story lines and characters, including the main character, I really rooted for.
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