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“The Firm” is a legal thriller about Mitchell McDeere who graduated out of Harvard Law School and is then employed by a small but prestigious firm in Memphis- “Bendini, Lambert & Locke”. The story deals with how Mitch had to give up his posh life after learning of the truth of his firm and helps the FBI indict the firm along with Morolto family.
List of Characters
I. Mitchell Y. McDeere: The protagonist; a bright, keen young man who is “hungry” for success and partnership in the firm.
II. Abby McDeere: Wife of Mitch and a school-teacher at a prominent school. She is stressed by the long-working hours and the truth of the firm, but eventually helps Mitch escape.
III. Wayne Tarrance: An FBI agent who reveals the truth of the firm to Mitch. He is an organized crime specialist who is determined to indict the firm along with it the entire Morolto family.
IV. Ray McDeere: Brother of Mitch who is a convicted felon. He escapes prison with the help of the FBI. He is a great linguist in several languages who later aids in Mitch’s escape.
V. Oliver Lambert: He is the head of the firm. He is described as having kind, grey eyes and has earned the name of the “grandfather” of the firm.
VI. Nathan Locke: A senior partner in the firm who had served the Moroltos since the age of ten. He is evil, eccentric and described as having “black-laser eyes”.
VII. Eddie Lomax: An ex-con and a prison friend of Ray. He works as a private investigator for Mitch who is later murdered by one of Moroltos gunmen.
My Views
This story was a sizzler right from the opening pages, even as Mitch is about to be interviewed and the Managing partners are sizing him up in their chambers. This carries through as the interview progresses and they hook him with their irresistible offers.
As I read, I could feel Mitch's growing uneasiness which he fails to express to his wife Abby. But they both ignore these warnings and Mitch goes ahead and joins the firm. Sometimes certain things take their own course, probably what is termed as destiny.
Grisham's style of writing is unique. He keeps the readers totally hooked but it is not the fast paced heady action; however the story as it unfolds keeps you interested throughout. “The Firm” is not a complex character study. It is highly entertaining and well worth the ride.
A Google user
Soon after starting, he learns of the deaths of two of the newer firm attorneys who were killed while boating in Grand Cayman.
Mitch is approached by an FBI agent who tells him that the firm is owned by the mob and that Mitch's home, office and car are being bugged by the firm, who are also having him followed.
Mitch hires a private investigator to look into the deaths of the two firm employees and two other employees of the firm who died under mysterious circumstances. Mitch gets the report but the investigator is killed.
We follow Mitch's life as he goes from an ambitious employee to a man in fear of his career and his life. He wonders how he will ever get out of this situation and if he can count on the FBI.
This is a well plotted novel. The reader is drawn to Mitch's dilemma and can visualize something like this really happening and we hope for Mitch to resolve his problem successfully.
Lenka Brown
This was my first book from John Grisham and I loved it, the begging was little slow but as it got near the real story what is behind this law firm, it got more and more interesting. I could tell from the beginning when something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Highly recommend this book, criminal mystery that turns to running for your life story, very well planned running. You can't mess with either the mafia or the FBI,
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