u003cbu003e#1 u003ciu003eNEW YORK TIMESu003c/iu003e BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofer's career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track--until the recession hits and she is downsized, furloughed, and escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, all for a slim chance of getting rehired.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Samantha's new job takes her into the murky and dangerous world of coal mining, where laws are often broken, communities are divided, and the land itself is under attack. But some of the locals aren't so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town, and within weeks Samantha is engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. Because like most small towns, Brady harbors big secrets that some will kill to conceal.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eGray Mountainu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e "[An] important new novel . . . superior entertainment."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eThe Washington Postu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e "Powerful . . . a satisfying, old-fashioned, good guy/bad guy legal thriller."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eThe Christian Science Monitoru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003e u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e "Yes, u003ciu003eGray Mountainu003c/iu003e is fiction. But after reading the book, you'll believe heroic action must be taken."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eUSA Todayu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Grisham has written one of his best legal dramas."u003cbu003e--Associated Pressu003c/bu003e
