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The Associate (Hardcover)

by John Grisham (Author)
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday Books; First Edition First Printing edition (27 Jan 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385517831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385517836
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 250,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It's a deadly game of blackmail. And they're making him play. 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. One night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley - they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. The men make it clear to Kyle that he no longer owns his own future - that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences. What price do they demand for Kyle's secret?Strangely, it is for Kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young lawyer would want to do: take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world, a job that is incredibly well paid and, with mammoth hours and outrageous billing, could lead to partnership and a fortune. But Kyle won't be working for the company, but against it - passing on the secrets of the company's biggest trial to date, a dispute between two defense contractors worth billions of dollars to the victor. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him and the FBI, who would love to unmask the conspiracy. Will his intellect, cunning and bravery be enough to extricate him from an impossible dilemma? Full of twists and turns and reminiscent of "The Firm", "The Associate" is vintage John Grisham. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.


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It’s a deadly game of blackmail. And they’re making him play.

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.

One night that secret catches up with him in the form of some bad men in a dark alley -- they have a deeply compromising video of the incident that haunts him. The men make it clear to Kyle that he no longer owns his own future -- that he must do as they tell him, or the video will be made public knowledge, with all the unpleasant consequences.

What price do they demand for Kyle’s secret? Strangely, it is for Kyle to do exactly what any ambitious young lawyer would want to do: take a job in New York as an associate at the largest law firm in the world , a job that is incredibly well paid and, with mammoth hours and outrageous billing, could lead to partnership and a fortune.

But Kyle won’t be working for the company, but against it -- passing on the secrets of the company’s biggest trial to date, a dispute between two defense contractors worth billions of dollars to the victor. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him and the FBI, who would love to unmask the conspiracy. Will his intellect, cunning and bravery be enough to extricate him from an impossible dilemma?

Full of twists and turns and reminiscent of The Firm, The Associate is vintage John Grisham. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The Associate Part 1, or I hope a sequel is planned!!, 11 Feb 2009
By G. J. Oxley "Gaz" (Tyne & Wear, England) - See all my reviews
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This latest book by JG is very much 'The Firm'-lite insofar as a newly qualified law graduate (Kyle McAvoy) passes the bar exam and gets involved in shady dealings within a law firm. The difference here is it's not the firm that's dodgy, but the people Kyle's dealing with outside of it.

I've read several tautly-written thrillers where absolutely EVERY word counts and to expunge a single one would diminish the book. Not so with 'The Associate' where you could literally remove 100+ pages with zero effect on the plot! But, as almost always with Grisham, it's still very slickly written and entertaining despite the padding.

Now, at this stage I would award the novel three stars were it not for the ending - because the author forgot to include one! I was reading on excitedly for the last thirty pages wondering how JG was possibly going to tie everything up... when it just petered out. Nothing is resolved and if a sequel isn't on the cards then it should be.

Overall this is a fairly enjoyable shaggy dog story, but John is capable of much better than this.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Living death in the legal department., 11 Feb 2009
By Mrs. Tina Elliott (Northumberland UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Associate (Hardcover)
The last 10 chapters are missing....unless I'm missing something. This is the first John Grisham I've read and I gather from the other reviews that it isn't his best. It's well written and is a page turner but (and it's a big but) I got to the end and wondered where the final chapters were. There's no resolution of who did what and why - I felt really let down. The frustrating thing about it being unfinished is that it didn't need to be. I'm thinking about emailing Mr.G to ask if he'd like me to complete it so he can put the ending up on his website FOC.
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35 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A real let down , 26 Jan 2009
This review is from: The Associate (Hardcover)
I'm a huge JG fan but this book was a real let down. The story is repetitive as if he's struggling to fill the pages, its longwinded because it takes so long to move the weak plot forward. The character descriptions are good and you do feel you get to know the characters, but overall its a huge let down. The blurb says its full if twists and turns... strongly disagree on this ... there are more twists and turns on a ruler than in this book.

Save your money .. use your local library for this one . You have been warned twice now.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A Strange One...
I've loved John Grisham's books since The Firm and can't help feeling more and more disappointed with each release; to the point that I unusually waited for this one to come out... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Dan

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the time and effort
This book is being compared to "The Firm" and called vintage Grisham on the sleeve cover. If you are expecting it to be anyway as good as The Firm - don't buy it. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Jan Lewis

3.0 out of 5 stars A page-turner without a proper ending
I bought this book on one of my rare forays into a bookshop selling English-language books, so the choice was limited. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Expat

2.0 out of 5 stars Worth a read but not one of his best
This is a typical fast paced, turn pager, holiday fodder thriller from Grisham; in all but one respect. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Phil

1.0 out of 5 stars where is the ending? big let down for a john grisham book
i had to come and write my quick review as i have just finnished the book and feel hugely disapointed that there seems to be no ending. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. Ross

5.0 out of 5 stars I fantastic read
Being a JG regular and having recently finished "The Appeal" and probably missing the point, it was refreshing to get back to a JG book, which had it all! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Neil Mccullen

2.0 out of 5 stars Better than other Grisham books, but not as good as you want it to be
I feel compelled to write a review of this book, as I wrote a very poor review for "The Innocent Man" by Grisham and feel that I owe it to the author to give credit where credit... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mme

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many loose ends
Many reviwers have said it already , but I'll say it anyway. This book is well below the standard I have come to expect from JG.The ending was a massive let down. Read more
Published 2 months ago by SteveSwarbs

2.0 out of 5 stars A huge let-down
Usually love Grisham and was excited to hear that this was to be in the same vein ast The Firm. But there's no comparison. Read more
Published 3 months ago by cheekygirl

1.0 out of 5 stars And they all lived happily ever after!
The Associate Or did they? Previously an ardent John Grisham fan, "The Associate" has left me feeling short-changed having purchased a novel with no ending. Read more
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