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In the Shadow of the Law by Kermit Roosevelt

In the Shadow of the Law

A Novel

Kermit Roosevelt

Picador · Print & ebook · June 13, 2006

A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Year Winner of the Philadelphia Athenaeum Literary Award In the Shadow of the Law is the story of Morgan Siler, a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm that has transformed itself from a traditional practice serving those most in need into a shrewd giant serving the interests of the wealthy.

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A brisk, thorny legal novel where professional ambition meets questions of duty.
Themes
Corporate power and wealth, Public-interest law, Conflicted legal professionals
Pacing
Fast

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A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Year Winner of the Philadelphia Athenaeum Literary Award In the Shadow of the Law is the story of Morgan Siler, a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm that has transformed itself from a traditional practice serving those most in need into a shrewd giant serving the interests of the wealthy.

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Through the intertwined stories of a pro bono murder case and a class action lawsuit brought against a large chemical company, we meet the fascinating, engaging, and conflicted characters that make up this world: Mark Clayton, the rookie; Walker Eliot, the prodigy; Katja Phillips, the idealist; and Harold Fineman, the brilliant and burned-out partner, leader of the chemical company's defense team. With a thorny and breathtakingly paced narrative, In the Shadow of the Law marks the arrival of a writer who "stakes a firm claim to the literary territory of Scott Turow" (The Times-Picayune, New Orleans).

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A brisk, thorny legal novel where professional ambition meets questions of duty.

Come here for

  • Courtroom tensions across a murder case and a chemical-company class action
  • Conflicted lawyers weighing ideals, ambition, and institutional change

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  • A layered, briskly paced narrative
  • Moral friction inside a powerful Washington law firm

Where it sits

Legal Thrillers60%
Literary Fiction33%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Legal Thrillers
  • Legal Fiction
Authors
Kermit Roosevelt
Publisher
Picador
Published
June 13, 2006
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Corporate power and wealth · Public-interest law · Conflicted legal professionals
Reading lane
Literary Fiction