The Partner, John GrishamFor four years, he evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down. Now Patrick is coming home. And in the Mississippi city where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin. As prosecutors circle like sharks, as Patricks lawyer prepares his defense, as Patricks lover prays for his deliverance and his former partners wait

some fanatical Germans

real-world examples

threatening his career

Not so far away

from the theory of humours to modern pharmacology

At a time when democracy is in retreat

He isn't afraid to confront the most pressing questions of our day

”—The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • ONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR • BILL GATES’S HOLIDAY READING LIST • FINALIST: National Book Critics Circle’s Award In Autobiography and John Leonard Prize For Best First Book • PEN/Jean Stein Book Award • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho

exist in our interactions with one another

Schumer has written a probing

For centuries

is tasked with covering the news story which brings to light fresh evidence and triggers a chain of events which will have devastating consequences