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Autor:Grisham, John
Titel:The Appeal
Titelzusatz:New York Times Bestseller
Verfasserangabe:John Grisham
Erschienen:New York : Dell Book, 2008. - 484 S.
ISBN13:978-0-440-29688-1
Standort: GRI
Interessenkreis:Englisch
Annotation:In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town´s water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one replaced before the vase ist ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, an Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an inticate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. The finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.

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