Reconsidering John Grisham's Big Debut
The
archetypical thriller of its day, The Firm offers a fascinating glimpse at an era defined in our rear view by caviar
dreams and corded telephony. Though less gripping as a thriller, it still presents a terrific premise and a first hundred pages reminiscent of Frederick Forsyth.
Is there such a thing as being too clever for one’s own good? Meet Mitchell Y. McDeere. A top student at Harvard Law School, Mitch is recruited hard by a Memphis law firm, Bendini, Lambert & Locke.
