He learns that they are also involved in bribery and the facilitation of federal projects that hike rent, with Drake and Sweeney attorneys turning a blind eye to blatant conventions of the existing housing law. Brock begins to learn some truths about his law firm that are unpalatable at best he discovers that his firm has been the driving force behind a series of illegal evictions resulting in the tragic death of a homeless family.

There is a saying that eavesdroppers rarely hear good about themselves and in Grisham-world this is doubly true for lawyers. Mister is killed by a police sniper but one of his freed hostages, Michael Brock, is intrigued enough by the situation, and captivated by what must have driven a man to the lengths that Mister has gone to in order to get answers, that he decides to investigate further for himself. He takes hostages, and demands information about an unspecified eviction. The novel opens dramatically with the introduction of a character who at first meeting seems like one of the bad guys a homeless man who goes by the name 'Mister' storms into the offices of Drake and Sweeney, a powerful and influential law firm who operate in Washington D.C. However, this novel is more than a legal page-turner it is also a feelgood story of characters capable of introspection and of change, and it is also a novel that gives the reader the ultimate conclusion of the victory of the good folks over the bad ones. There were some criticisms though, revolving largely around the fact that Grisham had not developed the characters very well, and that his work was beginning to give the impression of being a brand-name production from a fiction factory rather than a thriller with highly developed characters and an intricately-worked plot. The Street Lawyeris his ninth novel, and like his other work was critically well received, and almost guaranteed to be made into a blockbuster film, or at the very least, a made-for-television movie. John Grisham is generally considered to be the gold standard of the legal thriller. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The street lawyer