The Firm: A Novel[糖衣陷阱]

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2009-08
ISBN: 9780440245926
定价: 74.60
装帧: 平装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 560页
正文语种: 英语
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  • WhenMitchMcDeeresignedonwithBendini,Lambert&LockeofMemphis,hethoughtthatheandhisbeautifulwife,Abby,wereontheirway.ThefirmleasedhimaBMW,paidoffhisschoolloans,arrangedamortgage,andhiredtheMcDeeresadecorator.MitchshouldhaverememberedwhathisbrotherRay–doingfifteenyearsinaTennesseejail–alreadyknew:Younevergetnothingfornothing.NowtheFBIhasthelowdownonMitch’sfirmandneedshishelp.Mitchiscaughtbetweenarockandahardplace,withnochoice–ifhewantstolive. Longbeforehisnamebecamesynonymouswiththemodernlegalthriller,JohnGrishamwasworking60-70hoursaweekatasmallSouthaven,Mississippilawpractice,squeezingintimebeforegoingtotheofficeandduringcourtroomrecessestoworkonhishobby—writinghisfirstnovel.

    BornonFebruary8,1955inJonesboro,Arkansas,toaconstructionworkerandahomemaker,JohnGrishamasachilddreamedofbeingaprofessionalbaseballplayer.Realizinghedidn'thavetherightstuffforaprocareer,heshiftedgearsandmajoredinaccountingatMississippiStateUniversity.AftergraduatingfromlawschoolatOleMissin1981,hewentontopracticelawfornearlyadecadeinSouthaven,specializingincriminaldefenseandpersonalinjurylitigation.In1983,hewaselectedtothestateHouseofRepresentativesandserveduntil1990.

    OnedayattheDeSotoCountycourthouse,Grishamoverheardtheharrowingtestimonyofatwelve-year-oldrapevictimandwasinspiredtostartanovelexploringwhatwouldhavehappenedifthegirl'sfatherhadmurderedherassailants.Gettingupat5a.m.everydaytogetinseveralhoursofwritingtimebeforeheadingofftowork,GrishamspentthreeyearsonATimetoKillandfinisheditin1987.Initiallyrejectedbymanypublishers,itwaseventuallyboughtbyWynwoodPress,whogaveitamodest5,000copyprintingandpublisheditinJune1988.

    ThatmighthaveputanendtoGrisham'shobby.However,hehadalreadybegunhisnextbook,anditwouldquicklyturnthathobbyintoanewfull-timecareer—andsparkoneofpublishing'sgreatestsuccessstories.ThedayafterGrishamcompletedATimetoKill,hebeganworkonanothernovel,thestoryofahotshotyoungattorneyluredtoanapparentlyperfectlawfirmthatwasnotwhatitappeared.WhenhesoldthefilmrightstoTheFirmtoParamountPicturesfor$600,000,Grishamsuddenlybecameahotpropertyamongpublishers,andbookrightswereboughtbyDoubleday.Spending47weeksonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,TheFirmbecamethebestsellingnovelof1991.

    ThesuccessesofThePelicanBrief,whichhitnumberoneontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,andTheClient,whichdebutedatnumberone,confirmedGrisham'sreputationasthemasterofthelegalthriller.Grisham'ssuccessevenrenewedinterestinATimetoKill,whichwasrepublishedinhardcoverbyDoubledayandtheninpaperbackbyDell.Thistimearound,itwasabestseller.

    SincefirstpublishingATimetoKillin1988,Grishamhaswrittenonenovelayear(hisotherbooksareTheFirm,ThePelicanBrief,TheClient,TheChamber,TheRainmaker,TheRunawayJury,ThePartner,TheStreetLawyer,TheTestament,TheBrethren,APaintedHouse,SkippingChristmas,TheSummons,TheKingofTorts,Bleachers,TheLastJuror,TheBroker,PlayingforPizza,andTheAppeal)andallofthemhavebecomeinternationalbestsellers.Therearecurrentlyover225millionJohnGrishambooksinprintworldwide,whichhavebeentranslatedinto29languages.Nineofhisnovelshavebeenturnedintofilms(TheFirm,ThePelicanBrief,TheClient,ATimetoKill,TheRainmaker,TheChamber,APaintedHouse,TheRunawayJury,andSkippingChristmas),aswasanoriginalscreenplay,TheGingerbreadMan.TheInnocentMan(October2006)markedhisfirstforayintonon-fiction.

    GrishamliveswithhiswifeReneeandtheirtwochildrenTyandShea.ThefamilysplitstheirtimebetweentheirVictorianhomeonafarminMississippiandaplantationnearCharlottesville,VA.

    Grishamtooktimeofffromwritingforseveralmonthsin1996toreturn,afterafive-yearhiatus,tothecourtroom.Hewashonoringacommitmentmadebeforehehadretiredfromthelawtobecomeafull-timewriter:representingthefamilyofarailroadbrakemankilledwhenhewaspinnedbetweentwocars.Preparinghiscasewiththesamepassionanddedicationashisbooks'protagonists,Grishamsuccessfullyarguedhisclients'case,earningthemajuryawardof$683,500—thebiggestverdictofhiscareer.

    Whenhe'snotwriting,Grishamdevotestimetocharitablecauses,includingmostrecentlyhisRebuildTheCoastFund,whichraised8.8milliondollarsforGulfCoastreliefinthewakeofHurricaneKatrina.Healsokeepsupwithhisgreatestpassion:baseball.ThemanwhodreamedofbeingaprofessionalbaseballplayernowservesasthelocalLittleLeaguecommissioner.Thesixballfieldshebuiltonhispropertyhaveplayedhosttoover350kidson26LittleLeagueteams.
  • 内容简介:
    WhenMitchMcDeeresignedonwithBendini,Lambert&LockeofMemphis,hethoughtthatheandhisbeautifulwife,Abby,wereontheirway.ThefirmleasedhimaBMW,paidoffhisschoolloans,arrangedamortgage,andhiredtheMcDeeresadecorator.MitchshouldhaverememberedwhathisbrotherRay–doingfifteenyearsinaTennesseejail–alreadyknew:Younevergetnothingfornothing.NowtheFBIhasthelowdownonMitch’sfirmandneedshishelp.Mitchiscaughtbetweenarockandahardplace,withnochoice–ifhewantstolive.
  • 作者简介:
    Longbeforehisnamebecamesynonymouswiththemodernlegalthriller,JohnGrishamwasworking60-70hoursaweekatasmallSouthaven,Mississippilawpractice,squeezingintimebeforegoingtotheofficeandduringcourtroomrecessestoworkonhishobby—writinghisfirstnovel.

    BornonFebruary8,1955inJonesboro,Arkansas,toaconstructionworkerandahomemaker,JohnGrishamasachilddreamedofbeingaprofessionalbaseballplayer.Realizinghedidn'thavetherightstuffforaprocareer,heshiftedgearsandmajoredinaccountingatMississippiStateUniversity.AftergraduatingfromlawschoolatOleMissin1981,hewentontopracticelawfornearlyadecadeinSouthaven,specializingincriminaldefenseandpersonalinjurylitigation.In1983,hewaselectedtothestateHouseofRepresentativesandserveduntil1990.

    OnedayattheDeSotoCountycourthouse,Grishamoverheardtheharrowingtestimonyofatwelve-year-oldrapevictimandwasinspiredtostartanovelexploringwhatwouldhavehappenedifthegirl'sfatherhadmurderedherassailants.Gettingupat5a.m.everydaytogetinseveralhoursofwritingtimebeforeheadingofftowork,GrishamspentthreeyearsonATimetoKillandfinisheditin1987.Initiallyrejectedbymanypublishers,itwaseventuallyboughtbyWynwoodPress,whogaveitamodest5,000copyprintingandpublisheditinJune1988.

    ThatmighthaveputanendtoGrisham'shobby.However,hehadalreadybegunhisnextbook,anditwouldquicklyturnthathobbyintoanewfull-timecareer—andsparkoneofpublishing'sgreatestsuccessstories.ThedayafterGrishamcompletedATimetoKill,hebeganworkonanothernovel,thestoryofahotshotyoungattorneyluredtoanapparentlyperfectlawfirmthatwasnotwhatitappeared.WhenhesoldthefilmrightstoTheFirmtoParamountPicturesfor$600,000,Grishamsuddenlybecameahotpropertyamongpublishers,andbookrightswereboughtbyDoubleday.Spending47weeksonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,TheFirmbecamethebestsellingnovelof1991.

    ThesuccessesofThePelicanBrief,whichhitnumberoneontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,andTheClient,whichdebutedatnumberone,confirmedGrisham'sreputationasthemasterofthelegalthriller.Grisham'ssuccessevenrenewedinterestinATimetoKill,whichwasrepublishedinhardcoverbyDoubledayandtheninpaperbackbyDell.Thistimearound,itwasabestseller.

    SincefirstpublishingATimetoKillin1988,Grishamhaswrittenonenovelayear(hisotherbooksareTheFirm,ThePelicanBrief,TheClient,TheChamber,TheRainmaker,TheRunawayJury,ThePartner,TheStreetLawyer,TheTestament,TheBrethren,APaintedHouse,SkippingChristmas,TheSummons,TheKingofTorts,Bleachers,TheLastJuror,TheBroker,PlayingforPizza,andTheAppeal)andallofthemhavebecomeinternationalbestsellers.Therearecurrentlyover225millionJohnGrishambooksinprintworldwide,whichhavebeentranslatedinto29languages.Nineofhisnovelshavebeenturnedintofilms(TheFirm,ThePelicanBrief,TheClient,ATimetoKill,TheRainmaker,TheChamber,APaintedHouse,TheRunawayJury,andSkippingChristmas),aswasanoriginalscreenplay,TheGingerbreadMan.TheInnocentMan(October2006)markedhisfirstforayintonon-fiction.

    GrishamliveswithhiswifeReneeandtheirtwochildrenTyandShea.ThefamilysplitstheirtimebetweentheirVictorianhomeonafarminMississippiandaplantationnearCharlottesville,VA.

    Grishamtooktimeofffromwritingforseveralmonthsin1996toreturn,afterafive-yearhiatus,tothecourtroom.Hewashonoringacommitmentmadebeforehehadretiredfromthelawtobecomeafull-timewriter:representingthefamilyofarailroadbrakemankilledwhenhewaspinnedbetweentwocars.Preparinghiscasewiththesamepassionanddedicationashisbooks'protagonists,Grishamsuccessfullyarguedhisclients'case,earningthemajuryawardof$683,500—thebiggestverdictofhiscareer.

    Whenhe'snotwriting,Grishamdevotestimetocharitablecauses,includingmostrecentlyhisRebuildTheCoastFund,whichraised8.8milliondollarsforGulfCoastreliefinthewakeofHurricaneKatrina.Healsokeepsupwithhisgreatestpassion:baseball.ThemanwhodreamedofbeingaprofessionalbaseballplayernowservesasthelocalLittleLeaguecommissioner.Thesixballfieldshebuiltonhispropertyhaveplayedhosttoover350kidson26LittleLeagueteams.
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