TheAppeal

TheAppeal

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作者: John Grisham 著

出版社: RandomHouse

出版时间: 2008-11

ISBN: 9780440244974

定价: 57.30

装帧: 其他

页数: 484页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

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 listeners unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.

From the Trade Paperback edition.，The author of such best-selling legal thrillers as A Time to Kill， The Last Juror， and The Brethren presents his latest novel of courtroom and legal suspense as he offers a provocative look at the price of American justice. 2，800，000 first printing.
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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 listeners unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.

From the Trade Paperback edition.，The author of such best-selling legal thrillers as A Time to Kill， The Last Juror， and The Brethren presents his latest novel of courtroom and legal suspense as he offers a provocative look at the price of American justice. 2，800，000 first printing.

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