Thriller
The Client
An eleven-year-old boy sees something he should not have seen and ends up with knowledge that the mob and the FBI both want. He hires a recovering-alcoholic lawyer to protect him.
- First published
- 1993
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a quick legal thriller anchored by a smart, scrappy kid and his unlikely lawyer.
Skip this if you dislike legal procedure or want a more realistic portrait of how child witnesses are treated.
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