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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780385339704
ISBN number: 0385339704
Label: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: April 25, 2006
Publishing house: Delta
Release Date: April 25, 2006
Sale Popularity Level: 167670
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In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D.C. porno house a patron is swiftly garroted to death... The subsequent day America learns that two of its Supreme Court justices have been assassinated. And in New Orleans, a young law student prepares a legal brief... To Darby Shaw it was no more than a legal shot in the dark, a brilliant guess. To the Washington establishment it was political dynamite. Suddenly Darby is witness to a murder -- a murder intended for her. Going underground, she finds there is only one person she can trust -- an ambitious reporter after a newsbreak hotter than Watergate -- to help her piece together the deadly puzzle. Somewhere between the bayous of Louisiana and the White House's inner sanctums, a violent cover-up is being engineered. For somone has read Darby's brief. Someone who will stop at nothing to destroy the evidence of an unthinkable crime.
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"Four-thirty A.M. He listened to the voice, jumped to his feet, and eight minutes later was in the oval office. . . "They're both dead."' Not only was the president in shock, but all of America was stunned to know that two of their Supreme Court justices were murdered in the same night. Darby Shaw, an innocent law student, guessed who the criminal master mind behind this evil trick was. Once the FBI got a hold of the brief her world was instantly turned upside down. Darby was scared to death, only trusting one ambitious reporter and constantly watching her back.
The Pelican Brief is an action filled, legal thriller and kept me turning the pages. "The explosion knocked her to the sidewalk. She landed on all fours, facedown. . . She gaped in horror at the parking lot." (pg.127) this event really picked up and started the story. Though the plot line can get slow at times within a chapter you will be reading as fast as you can to find out what happens next. I would recommend this book for all mature readers, since this novel has a complex plot line and some language not suitable for children. Don't miss this gripping novel.
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In this early novel by Grisham, he dives into the intrigue and secrets of Washington insiders, the murder of 2 supreme court justices, and the conspiracy behind it. A law student at Tulane University writes a brief nicknamed the Pelican Brief in which she proposes one of the president's financial supporter's link to the murders. This happens to fall into the hands of the FBI then makes its way to the President and CIA. They launch an all out investigation but apparently whomever ordered the original murders doesn't like this and begins knocking off more people. The law student connects with a reporter from the Washington Post and they go on a wild chase to prove the veracity of the brief while running from the killers.
Written in his classic legal thriller style, The Pelican Brief is quality Grisham fiction and will keep you turning the pages to the end.
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I normally like Grisham's work, and I think his very first two novels were first-rate. THE PELICAN BRIEF, however, suffers from a remarkably silly plot.
You're supposed to believe that a 25-year old law student is able to figure out something that the CIA, FBI, Supreme Court, and national media cannot. I'm a lawyer, and I found the legal aspect of this book to be absolutely ridiculous. I realize THE PELICAN BRIEF is meant to be escapist entertainment, but I think a plot has to be half-way credible in order for me to enjoy it.
It didn't help that the characterization was paper-thin and on the level of caricature. The heroine of this book is beautiful and smart, but has very little real personality. She spends most of her time running from place to place, dodging inept assassins. Her two love interests in this novel are lecherous and not the least bit likable.
If you've never read Grisham before, my advice is to skip this book and read THE FIRM or A TIME TO KILL instead. Those novels are far superior to THE PELICAN BRIEF.
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The Pelican Brief is absolutely filled with suspense, and a plot that will leave you guessing at every corner. Truly hard to put down, even when the digital clock says its 2 a.m. This novel contains every single Grisham quirk which readers delight, whilst deviating from Grisham's usual court-room sanctum.
Tulane law student Darby Shaw has unknowingly stumbled upon an incredible discovery: the true identity of the man who orchestrated the heinous killings of two Supreme Court justices. Now the killer, an huge oil mogol, will stop at nothing to silence anyone who comes in contact with the highly incriminating evidence: the pelican brief. Already Shaw's professor and lover has been murdered, and the body count is yet to climb. Darby is on the run and has become increasingly paranoid. Only one person who holds a critical link to the crime is able to help her: Gray Grantham, a Washington Post writer. Darby must now choose between fleeing the country for her safety, or riding shotgun with Grantham who is dead-set on exposing the killer in what proves to be a wild and dangerous ride that eventually brings down the Presidency.
The Pelican Brief is not a novel to ignore. Grisham readers and those not familiar with his works will undoubtedly be drawn into his world.
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I thought this book was a little hard to follow. I found that I was often looking back to see who a character was and when and how he/she was introduced. Great main characters and story line.
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