Ergebnis für "Der Klient" in Thriller

Der elfjährige aufgeweckte Mark beobachtet in der Waldeinsamkeit den Selbstmordversuch eines Mannes. Er will eingreifen aber es ist zu spät. Der Mann, ein New Yorker Mafia-Anwalt, stirbt, nachdem er ein Geheimnis losgeworden ist: Er nennt den Ort, an dem ein ermordeter Senator vergraben liegt, dessen mutmaßlicher Mörder vor Gericht steht. Mark gerät in eine Zwickmühle: FBI und Staatsanwaltschaft setzen ihn unter Druck, damit er auspackt. Die Mafia ihrerseits versucht mit allen Mitteln, ihn am Reden zu hindern.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A USA NETWORK ORIGINAL SERIES STREAMING ON PEACOCK “A taut and terrific page-turner” (Entertainment Weekly) from the master of the courtroom thriller “Great fun to read . . . The complex plotting is Grisham’s major accomplishment.”—Los Angeles...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A white-knuckle legal thriller that begins in a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, when two boys watch a shiny Lincoln pull up to the curb. . . . “The desire to find out what happens next keeps the reader turning the pages. Grisham is an absolute master of...

In this bestselling debut, criminal defense lawyer Joe Dillard has become jaded over the years as he's tried to balance his career against his conscience. Savvy but cynical, Dillard wants to quit doing criminal defense, but he can't resist the chance to represent someone who might actually be innocent. His drug-addicted sister has just been released from prison and his mother is succumbing to Alzheimer's, but Dillard's commitment to the case never wavers despite the personal troubles and professional demands that threaten to destroy him.