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The Rooster Bar

By: John Grisham
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
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John Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that shouldn't exist.

Law students Mark, Todd and Zola wanted to change the world - to make it a better place. But these days these three disillusioned friends spend a lot of time hanging out in The Rooster Bar, the place where Todd serves drinks. As third-year students, they realise they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specialising in student loans, the three realise they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam.

So they begin plotting a way out. Maybe there's a way to escape their crushing debt, expose the bank and the scam, and make a few bucks in the process. But to do so, they have to leave law school, pretend they are qualified and go into battle with a billionaire and the FBI....

Ingenious, immersive and page-turning, The Rooster Bar is a John Grisham legal thriller bar none.

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"The best thriller writer alive." (Ken Follett)
"A superb, instinctive storyteller." ( The Times)
"A giant of the thriller genre." ( Time Out)
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The storyline is original but not strong enough not to leave you wondering if a better one is about to develop as new characters are introduced. It felt more akin to a few weak episodes of "Suits" than a stand alone thriller except I was far less invested in the characters.

I found the verbose repetition of the email correspondence to and from the loan officers to be a frustrating waste of time. It had no real purpose or pay off in the story and felt like padding of the duration.

If you are happy enough with a competently written yarn which you can have wash over you whilst doing something else it's ok.

If like myself you prefer a gripping story where you care what happens next and which engages you enough to give you a break from your day, this one isn't for you.

Three stars overall as there was nothing wrong with the narration and the storyline was well constructed but in the end had no teeth.

Not up to Mr Grisham's usual compelling level.

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If this was a book I was reading I would not have put it down. The story was greatly told and full of never ending suspense. I couldn’t wait to see what would happen in the end. Grisham never disappoint.

Great story!

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narrator created key characters with sound. story was detailed and fascinating. met Grisham in Carribean.

Vivid characters

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It was a good story, but I am somewhat unsettled by a story that would seem to indicate that crime pays. This is unusual for a Grisham. I can see the Robin Hoodism aspect of the novel but it just doesn't ring true. Or perhaps I am just too old, and in this day and age crime does pay. A more moral tale and one that would make me feel happier would be the same characters fighting against the injustice of deportation after so many years of good citizenship..
Of course, we don't know what was to happen in their time at the Rooster Bar they had created. Perhaps the story has a part 2, yet to be penned..

Does crime pay?

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Have spent many hours enjoying his novels but this was a bit lame and never really got going with characters that you were always indifferent about.

Far from his best

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Interesting story really liked the characters too.
Wasn’t sure where it would end until the last couple of chapters when the story came together . Very much recommended as an easy listener .

Love the Story and the Narrator

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High expectations given the author were heightened at the start leading to the first death. However, it went down hill from there. A number of courtroom plot developments fizzled out. Much of suspense and "will they get caught" risks typical of John Grisham's novels did not build to any extent. The main characters felt thin and with one exception did not lead you to want them to "get away with it". I was not worried about the risks of them getting caught - it never seemed a much of a risk and in the end I did not care if they ended badly. The sudden end was unsatisfactory and felt like a "times up" move to put this poor story down as quickly as possible.

Rooster went all limp.

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A throughly good read ( or should I say listen to ). I really enjoyed and throughly believed this novel.

The rooster bar

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The Rooster Bar is fantastic, thoroughly enjoyed listening.
The story flows along nicely, and is very well narrated.
Would highly recommend to any Grisham fan!

Great listen

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this is a highly listenable piece of fiction if you like Grisham. it is rather formulaic but hey it sells

classic grisham

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