The Associate

A Novel

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Erik Singer

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “compulsively readable” (Time) thriller featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world

“A page-turner . . . Kyle McAvoy recalls Mitch McDeere from Grisham’s breakout novel The Firm. He’s young, idealistic, handsome, a little too cocky for his own good, but a brilliant lawyer who gets pulled in over his head.”—Los Angeles Times

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 they’ll use to ruin him—unless 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 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 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 firm—in a malignant conspiracy not even Kyle, with all his intellect, cunning, and bravery, may be able to escape alive.

Critic reviews

“Grisham has a field day. . . . The Associate grabs the reader quickly and becomes impossible to put down.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Grisham’s confident style hasn’t changed, and there’s suspense aplenty.”—People

“Grisham makes it easy for us to keep flipping the pages. . . . A devastating portrait of the big-time, big-bucks legal world.”—The Washington Post

“Throughout, Grisham unwinds the spool of his narrative at a masterful, page-turning pace that pulls readers in and keeps them wanting more. . . . The Associate is an absorbing thriller that’s a fitting follow-up to The Firm.”—The Boston Globe

“Compulsively readable . . . You’re peering into a secret world of power and money. What more could you or any red-blooded American ask for?”—Time

“Grisham’s fans live for his legal thrillers—and this one’s a classic story of a fledgling attorney pushed to his moral limits.”—USA Today

Good read

Grissom writes the best mystery/law books. Very few mistakes in this one and I enjoyed the readers voice. Really went with the character.

Awesome!

John Grisham does it again! This is a great book! If you are a lawyer you'll most definitely relate to it. If you're not, you won't believe what some of them go through if they want to make it to the big leagues. Much of this book seems like fiction, but isn't.Thoroughly entertaining.

Not the best value

slow and boring although it is slightly entriquing but not enough to stop from returning it

Interesting premise--very enjoyable

Despite some negative reviews--thought this was a solid Grisham book. Very suspenseful for most of the book and the ending, while not fantastic, is consistent with what we know of the Kyle, the main character. And yes, the characters Grisham paints are mostly two-dimensional. But aren't most people? I don't think law professionals are imbued with any more character than the average Joe, or Josette.

The narrator was excellent--nailing many slight accents with ease. He researched his characters thoroughly.

Great listen.

slow

the story was very slow and not the best. the least favorite one of his so far.