Mitch ist ein intelligenter und ehrgeiziger Anwalt. Er bekommt eine Stelle bei einer Topkanzlei in Memphis, muss aber bald feststellen, dass irgendetwas faul ist, denn das FBI will ihn sprechen ...

Klappentext Contemporary / British English Mitch McDeere is young! intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini! Lambert & Locke it seems to be the path to money and power. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to all his phone calls! and the FBI want to speak to him. Money and power has a price -- and it could be Mitch's life. Zusammenfassung Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world's greatest authors, the English language comes to life in pages of our Readers. Students have the pleasure and satisfaction of reading these stories in English, and at the same time develop a broader vocabulary, greater comprehension and reading fluency, improved grammar, and greater confidence and ability to express themselves. Find out more at english.com/readers

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John Grisham wurde am 8. Februar 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, geboren, studierte in Mississippi und ließ sich 1981 als Anwalt nieder. Der aufsehenerregende Fall einer vergewaltigten Minderjährigen brachte ihm zum Schreiben. In Früh- und Nachtschichten wurde daraus sein erster Thriller, 'Die Jury', der in einem kleinen, unabhängigen Verlag erschien, der Beginn einer beispiellosen Erfolgsgeschichte.

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Contemporary / British English (Available April 2008) Mitch McDeere is young, intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke it seems to be the path to money and power. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to all his phone calls, and the FBI want to speak to him. Money and power has a price and it could be Mitch's life.