The Firm (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: John Grisham
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Plot: Suspense
- Time of Work: The 1980’s or the early 1990’s
- Setting: Memphis, Tennessee, and the Gulf Coast
- Principal Characters: Mitchell Y. McDeere, Abby McDeere, Ray McDeere, Nathan Locke, Oliver Lambert, Avery Tolar, DeVasher, Wayne Tarrance, Eddie Lomax, Tammy Hemphill
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature, Suspense
- Subjects: Crime or criminals, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, 1980’s, Law or legislation, Detectives, Lawyers, Mysteries, Gangsters, Organized crime
- Locales: South (U.S.), Memphis, TN
The Novel
Drawing upon his experiences as a native of the Deep South and as a lawyer, John Grisham created in The Firm a chase and suspense adventure involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Mafia, and a young attorney coming to terms with the reality of life in the world of big business and big money.
The Firm is divided into forty-one short chapters. It is written from the third-person point of view, principally from the perspective of Mitchell McDeere; parts of the book are told from the viewpoints of other characters.
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