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The Street Lawyer

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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 Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was three years away. He was a rising star with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers. No time for a conscience.

But a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived; his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging, and learned that he was a mentally ill veteran who'd been in and out of shelters for many years. Then Michael dug a little deeper, and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake & Sweeney.

The fast track derailed; the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer.

"Fluent and fascinating. Few writers have so much to say, the skills to make reading what they say an irresistible pleasure -- and the clout to be able to say it to an audience of millions." Independent

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One of his best, perhaps lacking the humour of the stories from the Deep South but well read and very informative and impressive

A very different Grisham

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I'm slowly working my way through John Grisham's novels after a hiatus of 25 years. Audible sets them alive especially with the narration by Frank Muller. His tone and delivery are joyous to listen to. Simply fantastic

Simply fantastic

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I am a big fan of Grisham and this is him at his best.
Great narrator too

Excellent

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One of the best openings I have ever read, a great story well told. Fascinating insight to a world most of us ignore.

Uplifting

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Really great listen from start to finish. Serious and thought provoking story about the reality of homelessness in the big city, humorous in places and well-narrated. Like watching a movie.
I read some criticism of the narrator, but I found him excellent. He may be a little older than the protagonist but that's absolutely no barrier to his character portrayals.

I also enjoy John Grisham, Jo Nesbo and Michael Connelly.

I'm on my third listen of Street Lawyer and it's better every time. Highly recommend. Grisham's King of Torts also enjoyable

One of my favourite Audible books

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