N2/The Street Lawyer is a 1998 legal thriller /by John Grisham /fiction/mystery/Eng/used/Cond B(BH)

The Street Lawyer is a 1998 legal thriller by John Grisham that explores themes of social justice, corporate greed, and personal transformation.Plot OverviewThe story follows Michael Brock, a high-powered, wealthy attorney at the prestigious Washington, D.C. law firm Drake & Sweeney. His life changes abruptly when an unhoused man takes him and eight colleagues hostage at gunpoint in their office. After the man is killed by a police sniper, Brock begins to investigate his motives and discovers his firm was involved in the illegal eviction of the homeless.Compelled by a rediscovery of his conscience, Brock leaves his lucrative career and failing marriage to work for the 14th Street Legal Clinic, a public-interest firm helping the poor. He eventually takes a confidential file from his former firm, exposing a conspiracy that puts him in direct conflict with his previous employers.Key DetailsRelease Date: First published in the United States on January 1, 1998.Themes: Explores moral responsibility, the plight of the homeless, and the contrast between corporate power and social justice.Legacy: It was Grisham's ninth novel and became a #1 New York Times bestseller. A television pilot was filmed for a potential mini-series but never aired.Book Specifications (Standard First Edition)FeatureDetailPublisherDoubleday / Bantam BooksLengthApprox. 352–384 pagesGenresLegal Thriller, Mystery, SuspenseISBN-100385490992