“The King of Torts” by John Grisham

Clay Carter is a public defender doing boring, low-paid, through which every rise lawyer is to go through. Carter has been there for too long, and this job does not bode anything to Carter up to the point, when he takes up the vitrine of Tequila Watson, a 20-year-old youth who has committed a murder seemingly without any reasons Up to the point, when Carter realizes that at a lower place a hackneyed case there is a real case, which is difficult and dangerous, boding a abundant amount of money. This case can become the start of a dazzling legal career if Carter takes the endangerment and stakes his allThis is the entanglement of the legal suspense thriller The King of Torts (2003) by John Grisham. The novel has a fast-pace and dynamic plot, which takes Carter from the mundane post of public defendant to the pecuniary cream of the society. John Grisham, a precedent lawyer and now a successful novelist, is known for his penetrating insights into the American legal system, made in his numerous earlier novels like A Time to Kill(1989) and Runaway Jury (1996).This time Grisham takes on the torts, lawyers who lead suits against large corporations in the name of many people, who suffered from the actions or products of this company the attorney receives a wide percent from all payouts of all plaintiffs and his payout can be measured in billions. As Clay Carter engages into the case of Tequila Watson, he discovers an enormous conspiracy, where the big pharmaceutical company is involved. Tempted by the mysterious stranger Max, he plunges into tort business and is soon dubbed king of torts for his success.He starts leading a noble-minded life, living in a luxurious house and driving a black Porsche however, everything has its price. The price of success for Carter is his moral and professional principles, which he thirstily sells in exchange for fame and fortune.In this novel, Grisham makes a grim commentary on the American legal system, which has turned into a machine for earning money for attorneys. Apart from the exciting plot, the most gripping suspense lies in the attitude of the indorser to the protagonist. Carter is evidently degrading, but will the reader find extenuating circumstances to justify him or at least to understand his downfall? This is a question, which you can answer only after turning the uttermost(a) page of this gripping thriller.ReferencesGrisham, J. (2003). The King of Torts. New York Doubleday.