Is The Pelican Brief a legal thriller?

Yes. It is a legal thriller in which a law student's legal brief about the murders of two Supreme Court Justices draws her into a dangerous conspiracy.

Where is The Pelican Brief set?

The story moves between the Louisiana bayou country and the corridors of Washington.

Who is the main character in The Pelican Brief?

The main character is Darby Shaw, a brilliant New Orleans law student with a sharp political mind.

The Pelican Brief

A law student's idle theory puts her in the sights of a presidential conspiracy.

Reading guide

The Pelican Brief is a standalone novel, so it can be read on its own without any earlier books.

After two Supreme Court Justices are killed, Darby Shaw, a New Orleans law student, writes a brief suggesting the murders were politically motivated. Once her professor is killed, she realises her theory may be correct and that powerful people will go to great lengths to stop her.

Description

Two Supreme Court Justices have been murdered, and no one has been able to say who did it or why. In New Orleans, law student Darby Shaw writes a legal brief for her own amusement, arguing that the killings were political. When her professor passes it on to a friend at the FBI, he is killed in a car bombing, and Darby realises her paper may have touched something far larger than she imagined.

John Grisham's novel moves between the bayou country of Louisiana and the corridors of Washington, with the pace and legal detail that have made him one of the best-known names in the genre. It suits readers who want suspense that is clever, grounded in the law, and driven by a determined heroine.

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The Pelican Brief

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