The Associate - John Grisham

With an unforgettable cast of characters and villains and featuring all the twists and turns that have made Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world, The Associate is vintage Grisham at his best. n#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - If you thought Mitch McDeere was in trouble in The Firm, wait until you meet Kyle McAvoy, The Associate nKyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. He also has a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, even his life. One night that secret catches up with him. The men who accost Kyle have a compromising video they'll use to ruin him--unless he does exactly what they say. n nWhat 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. If Kyle accepts, he'll be on the fast track to partnership and a fortune. But there's a catch. Kyle won't be working for the firm but against it in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions. n nNow 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. n nDon't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!n