Title: Read "The Pelican Brief" instead
Review: I have read and enjoyed other Grisham novels (e.g., The Pelican Brief), but I didn't think much of this one. Most of the characters are seedy and all are unsympathetic, the link between the two subplots can be spotted a mile off, and the political elements are laughably unrealistic (what one-term governor defeated for re-election would ever dare to run for president? what government agency would be disciplined enough to fund a leak-free presidential campaign?). A book without a hero can be redeemed by wit or gritty realism, but this one has neither.
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