The Rooster Bar
The explosive crime thriller from the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
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3.9 • 196 Ratings
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED.
You can't break the law if it's already broken.
Mark, Todd and Zola have yet to graduate from law school - they all have a mountain of debt and no promising future.
When they discover they're victims of an elaborate scam, they decide to do something about it. Their local drinking spot, The Rooster Bar, is the perfect place to plan their revenge: pose as fully trained lawyers, take on easy cases and pay off their debts.
But sometimes even the simplest plans can get out of hand: and soon they'll be taking on the FBI...
💥350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER💥
Readers love The Rooster Bar
'I absolutely love this book!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'An excellent read'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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'Grisham does it again!'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Totally absorbing' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In The Rooster Bar, John Grisham examines not just lawyers but the schools that train them—in particular, substandard for-profit law schools that prey on their loan-burdened victims. As four classmates stare down graduation and recognise the near-worthlessness of the degrees they're about to earn, the emotional and financial pressure pushes one of them over the edge. What follows is an unpredictable slalom through the world of dehumanising, bottom-feeding legal behaviour. We especially enjoyed Grisham’s jittery jolt of Ocean's Eleven–esque plot twists.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Inspired by an Atlantic article, this insightful, if flawed, novel from bestseller Grisham (Camino Island) highlights the disturbing world of for-profit legal education. Friends and third-year law students Mark Frazier, Todd Lucero, and Zola Maal are deep in debt. All they want is to endure their last semester at Foggy Bottom Law School in Washington, D.C., and never return. But their world changes when their friend and classmate, Gordy Tanner, commits suicide before he can reveal publicly the conspiracy he's unearthed: FBLS admits unqualified students in order to profit from their student loans, and the school's owner, a Wall Street lawyer turned investor, owns a bank that specializes in student lending. When Gordy's suicide leads Mark, Todd, and Zola to realize that they are victims of a scam, they decide to drop out of school, change their identities to avoid creditors, and practice law without a license. After they make a series of missteps, their disgruntled clients and creditors start to close in, but they still manage to pull off the perfect crime and finish what Gordy started. Mark and Todd feel like the same person at times, and what drives their choices isn't always clear. This intriguing story has some suspenseful moments, but thinly constructed characters dilute the impact.
Customer Reviews
Change of focus for Grisham
Those expecting courtroom fireworks and lots of twists and turns may be disappointed with this novel,
But the story and the descriptions of how the legal system works, and people are trained to work in it, is a jolly good read anyway. Great for a beach holiday - just don’t expect it to be too demanding
The Rooster Bar
How does he do it? He just gets better and better! As usual the plot moves along briskly supported by the charachters' use of Mr G’s delightfully cynical sense of humour. This is the second book I have read in a few months and in both the good guys are really quite bad but rather like modern, transatlantic versions of Robin Hood. The reader is transfixed by sympathy for the plight of the principal members of the cast. Almost until the last page one is on the edge of one’s seat hoping that they will get away with it. Come on Mr G where are the next 10 or so?
Rooster bar
Not read a poor Grisham up till now that is! Waste of time and money.