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Book Description:
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?
The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough.With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.
"The Appeal" is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave listeners unable to think about the electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
中文简介：
美国密西西比州一家化学公司，被指控在一个小镇的重要水源倾倒有毒废水，导致当地居民罹患癌症。这家公司上诉到密西西比最高法院，将由九名法官在深思熟虑后，决定到底是批准还是驳回原来的判决。这九名法官是谁？他们会怎么投票？在最后判决之前，这些法官是否有可能换人？
这家化学公司的老板Carl Trudeau，人称“华尔街秃鹰”。卡尔确信法院的态度对他相当不利。在司法选举之际，卡尔决定为自己买到法院的“一席之地”，只要花区区几百万美元，对拥有上亿身价的卡尔来说是九牛一毛。
透过充满阴谋与欺骗的政治网络操弄，卡尔选上一名年轻的法官候选人，资助他、塑造他、控制他、“行销”他，让这个年轻人得以进入最高法院，成为卡尔在九名法官团之中的暗桩。
About Author
John Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is an American former politician, retired attorney and novelist best known for his works of modern legal drama.
约翰·葛里逊，美国知名畅销小说家，拥有会计学士学位和法律硕士学位，曾做过执业律师，当选过密西西比州众议员。共出版了18部小说，其中11部拍成电影，一部拍成电视剧。
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