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Book Review of The Associate

The Associate
The Associate
Author: John Grisham
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Kyle McAvoy possesses an outstanding legal mind. Good-looking & 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 w/him. Th men who accost Kyle have a compromising video they'l use to ruin him - unless he does exactly what they say. What they offer Kyle is something any mbitious young 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 & a fortune. But there's a catch. Kyle won't be working for the firm but against it in a dispute between 2 powerful defense contractors worht billions. Now Kyle is caught between the criminal forces manipulating him, the FBI, & his own law firm - in a malignant conspiracy not even Kyle with all his intellect, cunning, and bravery may be able to escape alive.