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Thriller · 1998 · PG-13

The Partner

by John Grisham

A lawyer fakes his death, disappears with $90 million — and is found four years later in Brazil.

They hired him. They trusted him. Now they don't want justice--they want revenge.... For four years, Patrick had often wondered how it would feel if they caught him. Now he was terror-stricken. Practically naked and strapped down like an animal, he knew the next few hours would be insufferable.... Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then Patrick Lanigan stole ninety million dollars from his own firm--and ran for his life. For four years, he evaded men who were rich, powerful, and would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge

For14+GenreThrillerLength366 pagesRead time~10 hours

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Violence

Some

Torture in the opening chapter; thriller violence throughout

Language

Some

Moderate language in the thriller genre

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief adult references

Substance Use

Barely any

Drinking references

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of escape, greed, the impossibility of truly disappearing, and legal maneuvering

What this book is about

Grisham's 1997 legal thriller about Patrick Lanigan, who disappears with client money and builds a new life — until he's found. Torture in the opening, legal thriller throughout. Adults and older teens.

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Torture opening

Legal thriller violence

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