Great Divide [Hardcover]

T. Davis Bunn (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday/Waterbrook Press; 1ST edition (2000)
• ISBN-10: 1578563747
• ISBN-13: 978-1578563746
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,872,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Davis Bunn is the author of over nineteen national bestsellers, and his books have sold over six million copies in sixteen languages. The recipient of three Christy Awards, Bunn currently serves as writer-in-residence at Oxford University.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GRIPPING, LEGAL THRILLER, June 21, 2000

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Nick G - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Divide (Marcus Glenwood Series #1) (Hardcover)

Attorney, Marcus Glenwood is struggling to put his life back together after suffering a tragic accident, and a messy divorce.

Marcus leaves the corporate law firm he was working at to start over in a small town in North Carolina, rebuilding the house his grandparent's lived in. The simple life he is adjusting to will be disturbed when he is approached by Alma and Austin Hall. The Hall's daughter, Gloria, has disappeared. Gloria was in China researching slave labor practices that were in connection to a major sporting goods company.

Marcus knows the case is difficult, if there is a case at all but the Hall's desperation to find their daughter encourages him to look into the accusations the Hall's are making.

With the help of Kirsten Stanstead, Gloria's roomate, Marcus uncovers a web of deceit involving New Horizons (the sporting goods company).

Marcus must not only find Gloria, he must battle rival lawyers set out to destroy him, as well as people in high positions who will stop at nothing to cover up wrong doing.

"The Great Divide" is a fast-paced, gripping thriller that grabs hold on page one, and pulls you through to the climax. It has all the high drama, and interesting plot twists to make this a must read legal thriller.

T. Davis Bunn has written other books (none of which I have ever read), this new book will be his breakout bestseller. Bunn's style of writing compares to that of John Grisham, so all you legal thriller fans take note, Bunn is an author to watch.

A MUST read!

Nick Gonnella

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch Out Grisham & Turow!, June 10, 2001

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Jill Clardy "So many books, so little time...." (Redwood City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Divide (Marcus Glenwood Series #1) (Hardcover)

Marcus Glenwood is rebuilding his life and legal practice after the tragic death of his young children and the divorce from his wife. He is asked to represent the parents of Gloria Hall, who believe she has been kidnapped in a prison-like shoe factory operated by New Horizons in China.

With little physical evidence and not much on which to build a case, Marcus goes to court against the massive New Horizons, which seems to have tentacles and connections everywhere. New Horizons will stop at nothing to keep their secrets intact, and Marcus is threatened, beaten and attacked in his quest to expose the reprehensible practices of this monolithic company.

The descriptions of labor practices in China paint a horrendous picture of inhumane treatment and are very timely in the current political climate. The legal intrigue surrounding Marcus' quest to reveal New Horizons' is fascinating in its details. But the real story here is the integrity of Marcus, Gloria's parents, the judge, and many other secondary characters who are deeply committed to doing the right thing.

Bunn is also a master at skillfully building believable and empathetic secondary characters. Long before the book is over, you feel like you know these people and would like to spend more time with them.

A fascinating story, well written, very entertaining, very informative. T. Davis Bunn has given Turow and Grisham some real competition in the legal thriller genre.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look out John Grisham!, May 7, 2001

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C. Goodman "Book lover" (Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Divide (Marcus Glenwood Series #1) (Hardcover)

WOW!

What a super book! This was the first T. Davis Bunn novel I had the pleasure of reading. It was a gift or I might never have discovered a wonderful book and author.

I fell in love right away with the author's pace and way of storytelling. I could hear the drawls of the friends Marcus made in the rural part of North Carolina. I could see his home, the trees behind it, and each of Bunn's characters clearly in my mind (this is rare for me to be able to picture and imagine a book so vividly!).

It scared me that this book, and the subject matter, could actually be true. New Horizons could be any number of companies located in the US. That makes it so real, and so scary.

If you aren't sure if you like legal thrillers, this is more than that. You CARE about the people in the book, worry about them, and get scared with them. The heartwarming hospitality shown by various southerners is just as I imagined it, the same as is the good ole boys network working against them.

Read this. You won't be disappointed.