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Politics has always been a dirty game. Now justice is, too.

In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company... read more

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The jury was ready.

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This is book 1 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 2008. (authoritative list)

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  1. John Grisham (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 29, 2008
ISBN: 978-0385515047
Page Count: 368

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  • Library of Congress: PS3557 R5355 A86 2008
  • Dewey: 813.54

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