The King of Torts: Summary and book reviews of The King of Torts by John Grisham, plus links to an excerpt from The King of Torts and a biography of John Grisham.

The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life—that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession’s newest king of torts...

Media Reviews

Publishers Weekly ....readers will applaud Grisham's fierce moral stance (while perhaps wondering what sort of advance he got for this book) as they cling to his words every step along the way of this powerful and gripping morality tale.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by Follower of Torts
Thought on King of Torts
To me, this book was very interesting at the beginning. The action, the drama and the descriptiosn were very entertaining. The middle of the book was the best part with all the suing and stuff, but as it got towards the end, it got out of...   Read More

Rated of 5 by momo
this is my first grisham book and i liked it although i have read better books this one was good but it took me a while not a quick read if you want one! but worth your time

Rated of 5 by Paulette Sioson
I finally finished the book (after 48 years!). It was well written. The characters are entirely believable ... so is the story. Yey for the ending.

Rated of 5 by Drob
Im 15 and I, once again, loved the newest novel by Grisham. Keep up the good work John.

Rated of 5 by Lynne'
I really, really enjoyed this book. This was the first book that I have read of Grisham and trust me...it will not be the last. It gave all of the suspense that a thriller "tastefully" should have. It kept me on my toes and when I put...   Read More

Rated of 5 by A Tort King

The way the book starts out is very interesting. But as you read and get to the middle of the book, it gets boring. You can't just close the book because you want to know what happens next, and you don't feel like reading it either. At the...   Read More

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