Il ricatto
Kyle is blackmailed into working for an unethical law firm.
Prawnik
Thriller
Advokatfuldmægtigen
Een talentvolle 25-jarige rechtenstudent, bijna afgestudeerd en een van de beste van zijn jaar, wacht een mooie carrière. Maar dan duiken er video-opnames op van een studentenfeestje van vijf jaar geleden waar hij ook aanwezig was en niet zulke fraaie dingen zijn gebeurd.
The associate a novel
Novel based on a young lawyer who falls prey to an unruly gang that desires highly confidential data from a law firm and they blackmail him to work there and provide them with the data they desire.
Large type books
It's a deadly game of blackmail. And they're making him play. Full of twists and turns and reminiscent of The Firm, The Associate is vintage John Grisham. Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he's good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his entire life. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. Kyle realises that he no longer owns his own future - that he must do as his blackmailers tell him, or the video will be made public, with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyle's secret? It is for Kyle to take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world. Kyle won't be working for this company, but against it - passing on the secrets of it's biggest trial to date, a dispute worth billions of dollars to the victor.
Adventure stories
Csapdában
Kyle McAvoy is an outstanding legal student - but a secret from his past threatens to destroy his fledgling career. Some men have a compromising video of him. Strangely, in return they wants him to take a job at the largest law firm in the world.
Adventure fiction
Blackmailed into working for a law group, Kyle gives up his dreams...
Electronic books
Following the enormous success of The Appeal, his first legal thriller in several years, John Grisham?s latest courtroom drama is sure to thrill his millions of fans. The author of twenty international bestsellers, John Grisham has consistently won critical and commercial acclaim since the publication of his debut novel, A Time to Kill, in 1988. The publication of The Appeal,?his savviest book in years,? (New York Times) proved that Grisham remains at the top of his game when it comes to delivering masterful plotting and gripping suspense.
The associate
Fiction
Prometedor oscuro secreto del colegio de abogados graduados Kyle McAvoy es descubierto por unos personajes sin escrúpulos que chantajearlo a tomar un trabajo con un prestigioso bufete de abogados, donde participa en un sistema ilegal y peligroso.
Associate
The associate : a novel
"Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle McAvoy becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed."--English publisher.
Kyle McAvoy a un avenir dans le droit tout tracé mais cet homme brillant cache un passé sombre, dont les faits, s'ils étaient divulgués, iraient jusqu'à compromettre sa carrière. Impliqué 5 ans plus tôt dans un viol collectif lors d'une soirée arrosée, il n'a pas d'autre solution que de céder à un chantage lorsque des individus lui apprennent qu'ils sont en possession d'une vidéo compromettante.
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Following the enormous success of The Appeal, his first legal thriller in several years, John Grisham's latest courtroom drama is sure to thrill his millions of fans. The author of twenty international bestsellers, John Grisham has consistently won critical and commercial acclaim since the publication of his debut novel, A Time to Kill, in 1988. The publication of The Appeal, "his savviest book in years," (New York Times) proved that Grisham remains at the top of his game when it comes to delivering masterful plotting and gripping suspense. "John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today." -The Philadelphia Inquirer.
De talentvolle 25-jarige rechtenstudent Kyle McAvoy, bijna afgestudeerd en een van de beste van zijn jaar, wacht een mooie carrir̈e. Maar dan duiken er video-opnames op van een studentenfeestje van vijf jaar geleden, waar Kyle ook aanwezig was en niet zulke fraaie dingen zijn gebeurd. Via deze video-opnames wordt Kyle gedwongen in dienst te treden bij een groot advocatenkantoor waar hij, met gevaar voor eigen leven, moet spioneren, liegen, bedriegen en stelen voor zijn criminele opdrachtgevers. Hoe kan hij uit hun klauwen ontsnappen?
Crime & mystery
The associate [large print]
Çaylak
Kyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. He also has a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, even his life. One night that secret catches up with him. The men who accost Kyle have a compromising video theýll use to ruin hiḿunless he does exactly what they say. What they offer Kyle is something any ambitious young lawyer would kill for: a job in Manhattan as an associate at the world́s largest law firm. If Kyle accepts, héll be on the fast track to partnership and a fortune. But therés a catch. Kyle wońt be working for the firm but against it in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him, the FBI, and his own law firḿin a malignant conspiracy not even Kyle with all his intellect, cunning, and bravery may be able to escape alive.
"Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father's small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of The Yale Law Journal, and his future has limitless potential. But Kyle has a secret, a dark one, an episode from college that he has tried to forget. The secret, though, falls into the hands of the wrong people, and Kyle is forced to take a job he doesn't want-- even though it's a job most law students can only dream about. Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed"--Container.
La trampa
El Parany
Suspense fiction
Powieść sensacyjna amerykańska
Legal stories
Promising law school graduate Kyle McAvoy harbors a secret that falls into the hands of some unscrupulous characters who blackmail him into taking a job with a prestigious law firm, where he participates in a scheme that can land him in prison or get him killed.
Promising law school graduate Kyle McAvoy's dark secret is discovered by some unscrupulous characters who blackmail him into taking a job with a prestigious law firm, where he participates in an illegal and dangerous scheme.
Da asośieṭa : balāḍhya lô pharmsacyā yuddhāta lôcyā huśāra vidyārthyālā dāvaṇīlā lāvatānā hoṇārī kāilacī saseholapaṭa
Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation: he's good looking, has a brilliant mind and a glittering future ahead of him. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career and, possibly, his entire life.
"Kyle McAvoy posses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking and affable, he has a glittering future. He also has a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, even his life. One night that secret catches up with him. The men who accost Kyle have a compromising video they'll use to ruin him - unless he does exactly what they say. What they offer Kyle is something any ambitious lawyer would kill for: a job in Manhattan as an associate at the world's largest law firm. If Kyle accepts, he'll be on the fast track to partnership and a fortune. But there's a catch. Kyle won't he working for the firm, by against it in a dispute between two powerful defense contractors worth billions." - back cover.
Kyle McAvoy is one of the outstanding legal students of his generation. But he has a secret from his past, a secret that threatens to destroy his fledgling career, and possibly his entire life. (Quelle: Umschlagtext).
Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed.
The Associate
Action and adventure fiction
Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle McAvoy becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison - or get him killed.
John Grisham's latest legal thriller is a page-turner reminiscent of the international best-seller 'The Firm'.
Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle McAvoy becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed.
Denn sie wissen, was sie tun Kyle McAvoy steht eine glänzende Karriere als Jurist bevor. Bis ihn die Vergangenheit einholt. Eine junge Frau behauptet, Jahre zuvor auf einer Party in Kyles Apartment vergewaltigt worden zu sein. Kyle weiss, dass diese Anklage seine Zukunft zerstören kann. Und er trifft eine Entscheidung, für die er mit allem brechen muss, was bisher sein Leben bestimmt hat. John Grisham hat 24 Romane, ein Sachbuch, einen Erzählband und drei Jugendbücher veröffentlicht. Seine Bücher wurden in 38 Sprachen übersetzt. Er lebt in Virginia und Mississippi.
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