He gave up the money.160;160;He gave up the power.160;160;Now all he has left is the law.Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm.160;160;One step away from partnership, Michael has it all.160;160;Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices.160;160;When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable.160;160;Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived--and where society's powerless need an advocate for justice.But there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives.160;160;Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter enemies.160;160;Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets....
Michael Brock has a cushy job at a big, expensive law firm in Washington, D.C. The firm's newest client is a real estate developer with plans to take over a housing area currently occupied by a group of vagrants. When Michael learns that his firm is plotting against the homeless, he quickly switches loyalties and opts to represent the homeless group against the real estate corporation. Only, Michael soon learns that playing against the big boys isn't quite the same game as being part of the team. Even worse, the next around may be deadly.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: Society + Social Issues, Legal, Action + Thrillers, Types of Characters, Legal + Courtroom + Crime
- Publisher: Dell Pub Co
- Pages: 438
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: November 23, 2010
- Date Published: November 23, 2010
- Author: John Grisham