Legítima defensa [Paperback]

John Grisham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997

Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. firm with eight hundred lawyers. The money was good and getting better; a partnership was three years away. He was a rising star with no time to waste, no time to stop, no time to toss a few coins into the cups of panhandlers. No time for a conscience. But a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Michael survived; his assailant did not. Who was this man? Michael did some digging, and learned that he was a mentally ill veteran who'd been in and out of shelters for many years. Then Michael dug a little deeper, and found a dirty secret, and the secret involved Drake & Sweeney. The fast track derailed; the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted from the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer. And a thief.

Product Details

• Paperback: 490 pages
• Publisher: Booket; 2nd edition (January 1, 1997)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8408022377
• ISBN-13: 978-8408022374
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,253,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Legitima Defensa, May 1, 2003

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This review is from: Legítima defensa (Paperback)

I loved this book. All of John's books are great. This book I could not put down. I fininshed it in 3 days. It has been very well written and never seems predictable

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5.0 out of 5 stars MI FAVORITO, January 26, 2001

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Ciertamente es mi titulo favorito de todos los publicados por Grisham, puesto que soy estudiante de derecho me he identificado muchisimo con Rudy Baylor Personaje principal en Legitima Defensa, pues es un pobre estudiante con muy buena calificaciones y con deseos de salir adelante, es mas, la parte donde conoce a Kelly me parecio tan real, sobre todo cuando le encuentra en la joyeria y lo invita al cine, es increible es realismo con que Grisham lo describio, es el mejor autor de historias legales, mezcladas con un sutil toque de sensualidad en todas y cada una de las damas con que tropiezan los personajes en todos sus libros, tengo toda la coleccion y espero ansioso su ultimo A PAINTED HOUSE, en espanol.