The Firm - John Grisham

The Firm

By John Grisham

  • Release Date: 1997-09-08
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,121 Ratings

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

  • Great to reread

    5
    By KellyAnn9
    The 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

    5
    By Wldchild.23
    Excellent read.... loved it Highly recommend reading it
  • The firm

    5
    By aribiano
    Good writing John. This flowed nicely. I stayed up all night reading couldn’t put it down.
  • Outstanding Read

    5
    By Kjmag81
    Great book with a lot of suspense. Keeps the reader engaged all the way through.
  • Amazing!

    5
    By CoDeanUTK
    A must read. Page turner from the beginning.
  • Definitely a good book!

    4
    By ES the horror fan
    The 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

    5
    By langford39
    Great read
  • Magnificant

    5
    By Triforce7777
    One of the best novels, ever.
  • Excellent book

    5
    By mjm11983
    Keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Loved it!
  • The Firm

    5
    By Kenpo1999
    I read this book after seeing the tv show and it got me hooked on all of his books!