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  • The Rainmaker

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  • Written by: John Grisham
  • Narrated by: Frank Muller
  • Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (89 ratings)

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The Rainmaker

Written by: John Grisham
Narrated by: Frank Muller
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Publisher's Summary

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER Grisham returns to the courtroom and weaves a riveting tale of legal intrigue and corporate greed.

Grisham's sixth spellbinding novel of legal intrigue and corporate greed displays all of the intricate plotting, fast-paced action, humor, and suspense that have made him the most popular author of our time.

In his first courtroom thriller since A Time To Kill, John Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America -- and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam. In his final semester of law school Rudy Baylor is required to provide free legal advice to a group of senior citizens, and it is there that he meets his first "clients," Dot and Buddy Black.

Their son, Donny Ray, is dying of leukemia, and their insurance company has flatly refused to pay for his medical treatments. While Rudy is at first skeptical, he soon realizes that the Blacks really have been shockingly mistreated by the huge company, and that he just may have stumbled upon one of the largest insurance frauds anyone's ever seen -- and one of the most lucrative and important cases in the history of civil litigation. The problem is, Rudy's flat broke, has no job, hasn't even passed the bar, and is about to go head-to-head with one of the best defense attorneys -- and powerful industries -- in America.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

©1995 John Grisham (P)1995 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc.

What the critics say

"Great fun to read.... The complex plotting is Grisham's major accomplishment." (Los Angeles Times)

"A taut and terrific page-turner." (Entertainment Weekly)

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love Grisham's writing of cases in law.

Superbly satisfying and interesting. wonderful characters and story. I particularly enjoyed how Grisham slams my career industry, making it all the more invigorating.
The marathon was excellent. I was very entertained.

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Couldn't stop listening

All of Grisholms books are amazing. Listening to all of them and glad for Audible

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Audio quality is very poor. Irritating

Quality of the recording is terrible. Many repeats. The story and narrative are good
Poor audio is disappointing

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Great story

I really enjoyed this story it had a nice flow to it and the narrator was easy to follow

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The Rainmaker

As usual, this author has written an interesting and compelling book. Much can be learned about the law and insurance companies. Aside from a number of repeated sentences in the book, the narration was very good.

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carma comes to all

this was a very believable story
held one's attention and could be relatable to more people then we realize

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If you're only going to read one Grisham...

This is a classic Grisham, the characters are full and the story one of fighting for justice in a corrupt world. The young protagonist is one you want to spend time with and fight his battles with him. Grisham is at the top of his game. #Audible1

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The WORST recording on Audible

This is possibly the poorest recorded novel I have ever suffered through on Audible. Several areas had snippets that were duplicated, so would *think* you were starting another subject, only to get turned around again to hear once again what you had just heard. Occasionally a voice out of nowhere would tell you to insert “tape 8” or “tape 6” . The narrator always sounded like he was on the verge of a bad cold, or perhaps just recovering from one.

Considering the popularity of John Grisham novels, as well as the price we pay for these audiobooks, I expect better.

So disappointing.

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Good listen

Like others I think this is a good listen but found the few sections where lines were repeated a bit distracting. Otherwise it would have been 5 stars in every category.

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Another excellent Grisham novel

Really enjoyed this book, some laughs, some tears but an excellent story. Same complaint as other reviewers with the repetitive sentences, almost like they paused and forgot where the reader stopped. All in all, an excellent story

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