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The Litigators by John Grisham
4.0

The Litigators is the story of two pretty pathetic lawyers, Oscar and Wally, soon to be joined by David, who left his previous job at a prestigious lawfirm on a whim. These three guys (none of them having had any previous experience in court) end up, mainly because of a coincidence, attacking a big pharmaceutical company on its star anticholesterol medicine, Krayoxx.

When I pick a John Grisham novel, I mostly expect to be entertained for 400 pages with lawyer stories (it is NOT a contradiction ;) ), with a story that's not necessarily breathtaking or surprising but that's well managed/directed, decently well-written, and... that's pretty much it.
The Litigators clearly delivers on these points; I also found it funnier than other books from Grisham, possibly because the characters are more intrisically comical. All in all, I'd say it met and even exceeded my expectations - it's a good Grisham :)