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The appeal / John Grisham.

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Record Number 575678
ISBN 9780385515047
9780099537045
Author Grisham, John
Title The appeal / John Grisham.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher/Date New York : Doubleday, 2008.
Pagination etc. p. cm.
Summary Note "In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it." "Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?"
"The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice." "The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Chemical industry -- Fiction
Chemical industry -- Waste disposal -- Environmental aspects -- Fiction
Trials (Offenses against the environment) -- Fiction
Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- Fiction
Mississippi -- Fiction
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
Legal stories.
Shelf Location F GRIS
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