The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

Hardback:  John Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that should not exist.

Law students Mark, Todd and Zola wanted to change the world - to make it a better place.

But these days, these three disillusioned friends spend a lot of time hanging out in The Rooster Bar, the place where Todd serves drinks. 

As third-year students, they realise they have been duped.

They all borrowed heavily to attend a law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs.

And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedgefund operator who also happens to own a bank specialising in student loans, the three realise they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.

So they begin plotting a way out.  Maybe there is a way to escape their crushing debt, expose the bank and the scam and make a few bucks in the process.  But to do so, they have to leave law school, pretend they are qualified and go into battle with a billionaire and the FBI.

Pull up a stool, grab a cold one, and get ready to spend some time at The Rooster Bar.

Ingenious, immersive and page-turning, The Rooster Bar (2017) is a John Grisham legal thriller bar none.

About the author:  John Grisham, as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation.  One day, Grisham overheard the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim and was inspired to start a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl's father had murdered her assailants.  Getting up at 5am every day to get in several hours of writing time before heading off to work, Grisham spent three years on A Time to Kill and finished it in 1987.

His next novel, The Firm, spent 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and became the bestselling novel of 1991.  Since then, he has written one novel a year, including The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker and The Runaway Jury.  Today, Grisham has written a collection of stories, a work of nonfiction, three sports novels, four kids' books, and many legal thrillers.  His work has been translated into 42 languages.  He lives near Charlottesville, Virginia.

Rating:  5/5