The Client
- 482
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- Bancarella Literary Prize
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Our view
“The Client” is a legal thriller that draws its tension from a child’s vulnerability more than from courtroom fireworks. Its shifting points of view give the first half real drive. Some readers find the later chapters repetitive, and some feel the ending is an anticlimax after so much built-up threat. A sound choice for readers after an accessible, fast-moving legal drama.
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About the book
The Client is a 1993 legal thriller novel written by American author John Grisham. It is set mostly in Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana. It is Grisham's fourth novel.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 377 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 72% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 33 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 344 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Client?
It has 482 pages — longer than 78% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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