Rogue lawyer
Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, who's also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddie. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse apartment, and his primary piece of furniture is a vintage pool table. He drinks small-batch bourbon and carries a gun. Sebastian defends people other lawyers won't go near: a drug-addled, tattooed kid rumored to be in a satanic cult, who is accused of molesting and murdering two little girls; a vicious crime lord on death row; a homeowner arrested for shooting at a SWAT team that mistakenly invaded his house. Why these clients? Because he believes everyone is entitled to a fair trial, even if he, Sebastian, has to cheat to secure one. He hates injustice, doesn't like insurance companies, banks, or big corporations; he distrusts all levels of government and laughs at the justice system's notions of ethical behavior.
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- ISBN: 9781467619806
- Physical Description 1 audio media player (approximately 11 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
- Edition Unabridged.
- Publisher Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2015]
- Copyright ?2015
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General Note: | Title from container. "HD." "LIGHT." "Random House Audio." Previously released by Penguin Random House LLC, ?2015. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. GMD: playaway. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Mark Deakins. |
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Rogue Lawyer
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Sebastian Rudd is not your typical lawyer. His office is a customized van, and his only employee is his driver, who also serves as office staff, bodyguard, and advisor. Rudd takes cases other lawyers don't want. His clients include a cage fighter, a mobster, an innocent man, and a serial kidnapper. Mark Deakins does an excellent job reading the novel and bringing out the characters' personalities. Listeners can hear the confident swagger of Tadeo, the fighter who has bludgeoned a referee with his fists; the kidnapper who doesn't value human life; and Rudd, who negotiates and uses the courts to get justice for his clients. Verdict Highly recommended for libraries where Grisham's other titles circulate well. ["Grisham devotees will enjoy a compelling and convincing plot propelled by a memorable protagonist who constantly defends his roguish actions and justifies his unconventional behavior": LJ 9/1/15 review of the Doubleday hc.]-Ilka Gordon, Beachwood, OH © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.