I think Grisham has officially run out of ideas. I must admit, when I saw that some of the action took place in New York City, I was excited. I'd long wondered when Grisham would get around to setting a book here. But the formulaic idealistic-young-lawyer-being-blackmailed has been done to death by Grisham. And he's done it much better, I might add (The Firm, anyone?). The denouement was so anti-climactic, I thought the book was missing pages. If you're a fan and you must read it, do yourself a favor and wait for the paperback. It's cheaper.