2008-02-01 Excellent - even by Grisham's standards.

The Client is a legal thriller written by bestselling author John Grisham, it also now a succesful film. Set in the deep south on a trailer park in Tennessee, it seems an unlikely place to find the only witness to the suicide of a top Mafia lawyer. 11 year old Mark Sway is the unfortunate witness, who is informed of the whereabouts of a the boby of a Mafia murdered U.S. senator.

This is definitely one of the best books written by John Grisham (and that's saying something). It's an enormously easy to read and gripping novel, the pages will just fly by! Mark Sway, despite being a bit of a little brat is a very likeable and engaging character who is clearly terrified of the position he finds himself in. This book also includes some very violent and bloodthirsty villains who want Mark dead!

If your a fan of Grisham you will love this, if your not then you will be once you've read The Client!