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The Associate

A Novel

by John Grisham
Erik Singer
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “compulsively readable” (Time) thriller featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world
“A page-turner . . . Kyle McAvoy recalls Mitch McDeere from Grisham’s breakout novel The Firm. He’s young, idealistic, handsome, a little too cocky for his own good, but a brilliant lawyer who gets pulled in over his head.”—Los Angeles Times

Kyle 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. What 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. Now 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.

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  • Release date

    January 27, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781415958902
      • File size: 311757 KB
      • Duration: 10:49:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 9-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Upon leaving Yale Law School, scholastic superstar Kyle McAvoy plans to work in the public service sector before joining his father's firm. But a blackmail threat concerning college fraternity shenanigans sends him into a major New York practice--and a plot that has him running for his life. Erik Singer is the perfect choice for this classic Grisham thriller. His fresh, edgy vocal tones adapt well to the character of Kyle, as well as to the other characters in the story. Singer's pace keeps up with the racing plot, offering slight shifts in inflection to suggest gender and age. And when the story reaches a sudden and unsatisfying ending, we can hear our disappointment mirrored in his performance. R.L.L. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      With each new release, Scott Brick's performance gets better and better. In this latest, and one of the best, legal whodunit by the dependable Margolin, Brick is called upon to portray a myriad of characters, and he glides from one to the other with ease. A young associate in a top-notch Portland, Oregon, law firm is fired by a partner for a costly mistake. Then, he is charged with the partner's murder. In an attempt to clear himself, the associate, Daniel Ames, stumbles upon a multi-faceted conspiracy with several more bodies littering the trail. As Brick's winsome voice leads the listener toward the surprise ending, one can only marvel at the almost perfect match of writer and reader. A.L.H. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 26, 2009
      Bestseller Grisham's contemporary legal thriller offers an action-and-suspense plot reminiscent of that of his breakout book, 1991's The Firm, in contrast to 2008's didactic The Appeal, which served as a platform for his concerns about the corrupting effects of judicial elections. Kyle McAvoy, a callow Yale Law School student, dreams of a public service gig on graduation, until shadowy figures blackmail him with a videotape that could revive a five-year-old rape accusation. Instead of helping those in need, McAvoy accepts a position at a huge Wall Street firm, Scully & Pershing, whose clients include a military contractor enmeshed in a $800 billion lawsuit concerning a newly-designed aircraft. McAvoy can avoid exposure of his past if he feeds his new masters inside information on the case. Readers should be prepared for some predictable twists, an ending with some unwarranted ambiguity and some unconvincing details (the idea that a secret file room in a high stakes litigation case would be closed from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night stretches credulity to the breaking point). Still, Grisham devotees should be satisfied, even if this is one of his lesser works.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:9-12

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