The Partner by John Grisham (1997, Hardcover and similar items

line-height:normal;" Detailed item info Synopsis #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER Once he was afor his life. For four years, he evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down. Now Patrick is coming 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 home. And in the Mississippi city where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin. As prosecutors circle like sharks, as Patrick's lawyer prepares his defense, as Patrick's lover prays for his deliverance and his former partners wait for their revenge, another story is about to emerge. Because Patrick Lanigan, the most reviled white-collar criminal of his time, knows something that no one else in the world knows. He knows the truth. Grishams "New York Times" bestselling book is now available for the first time on CD. Unabridged. 10 CDs. They watched Danilo Silva for days before they finally grabbed him. He was living alone, a quiet life on a shady street in Brazil; a simple life in a modest home, certainly not one of luxury. Certainly no evidence of the fortune they thought he had stolen. He was much thinner and his face had been altered. He spoke a different language, and spoke it very well.But Danilo had a past with many chapters. Four years earlier he had been Patrick Lanigan, a young partner in a prominent Biloxi law firm. He had a pretty wife, a new daughter, and a bright future. Then one cold winter night Patrick was trapped in a burning car and died a horrible death. When he was buried his casket held nothing more than his ashes.From a short distance away, Patrick watched his own burial. Then he fled. Six weeks later, a fortune was stolen from his ex-law firm's offshore account. And Patrick fled some more.But they found him. From the Hardcover edition. Product Identifiers ISBN-10 0385472951 ISBN-13 9780385472951 Key Details Author John Grisham Number Of Pages 368 pages Format Hardcover Publication Date 1997-02-26 Language English Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Dimensions Weight 21 Oz Height 1.4 In. Width 6.4 In. Length 9.5 In.