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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
Author: John Grisham
Late one night Abe Rosenberg, the Supreme Court's liberal legend, is gunned down in his own home. The same night, Myron Jensen, the court's youngest and most conservative justice, is strangled. What linked the two men and what caused their deaths? Darby Shaw thinks she knows the answer.
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ISBN-13: 9780440295211
ISBN-10: 0440295211
Publication Date: 4/1993
Pages: 384
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4 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 4
As usual, John Grisham is back with "The Pelican Brief", an irresistible story that begins with the simultaneous assissinations of two Supreme Court Justices... Late one October night Justice Abe Rosenberg, at 91 the Supreme Court's liberal legend, is shot in the head while sleeping in his Georgetown home. Two hours later Glenn Jensen, the Court's youngest and most conservative justice, is strangled, possibly by the same assassin. The country is stunned and baffled; the FBI has no clues......But Darby Shaw, a brilliant law student at Tulane, thinks she has the answer. Days of digging in the law library's computers have led her to an obscure connection between the two justices. She fleshes out her beliefs in a meticulous though wildly speculative brief that builds a strong case against a most unlikely suspect. Her suspect has powerful friends. One evening, outside a New Orleans restaurant, she narrowly escapes an assassin's car bomb. Some has read her brief. Someone wants her dead!!!!
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed The Pelican Brief on + 472 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
One of Grisham's best...couldn't put this one down ... every page was better than the last ..full of class and suspense!
roarlady avatar reviewed The Pelican Brief on + 24 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
One of Grishams best, legal thriller takes you through murder, political coverups, Supreme Court Justices, all at at spine tingling clip...fast, exciting read, made into a major movie...
jenasmiles avatar reviewed The Pelican Brief on + 110 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A definate thrill. Thsi book is 10 times the movie if you saw it. Intriguing and suspenseful as Darby Shaw realizes she is the target for a murder but she must figure out why.
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Helpful Score: 2
Been a while since I read this one, but it was my favorite John Grisham book. The movie was ok, but in my opinion it was a somewhat feeble attempt at portraying the book. There are some complexities (storylines, character development) in the novel that just didn't translate into the movie. Even if you've seen the movie, you should read this one - the story will make more sense!
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You will not be able to put this book down. Great reading!
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The rich plot with the non-stop action and suspense made this an entertaining page turner that I had difficulty putting down. The ending was a bit weak compared to the rest of the story. It fell short in comparison. Besides that the book was a great read.
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I liked it, it was a good read
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Darby Shaw is a clever student who attends Tulane Law School. Her boyfriend is a Law Professor named Thomas. Shaw decides to find out why two US Supreme Court justices were murdered on the same day. She finds out that both Justices shared a love for protecting the environment. Then Shaw sets out to find who would benefit the most from the two deaths. She finds an industrialist who has big development plans. Then Shaw writes the Pelican Brief which is circulated by the FBI who do not put much stock in it. The brief going public tells the bad guys who Shaw is. A car bomb meant for Shaw takes out her boyfriend Thomas. The suspense mounts as Shaw is helped by Washington Post reporter Gray Grantham.
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One of my favorites by Grisham- a very quick and exciting read.
cay avatar reviewed The Pelican Brief on + 63 more book reviews
The second of John Grisham's thrilling legal mysteries! Great action and a fabulous read.
justmeak08 avatar reviewed The Pelican Brief on + 8 more book reviews
Excellent book! (Better than the movie!)
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Another excellent work from Mr. Grisham, I couldn't put it down.
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An irresistible story that begins with the simultaneous assassinations of two Supreme Court Justices. A brilliant law student thinks that she has the answer which puts her in harms way. She contacts an investigative reporter and convinces him that their is a cover-up and they have to go underground, trying to stay alive long enough to expose the real truth in the Pelican Brief.


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