Review: The Associate

The Associate by John Grisham
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The 17th book of Grisham's read. Gave it three stars not because it wasn't an interesting book--it was fairly engrossing. The life of an associate in a big Wall Street Law Firm would not be for me, no matter the financial future that is possible, though not guaranteed. i'd rather have a life, thank you. What caused the less than stellar rating resulted from the sense that JG had reached 400 pages and decided he was bored and he'd spent enough billable hours on this particular tale. So instead of wrapping it up, he ended it all.

Now, i realize not every crime has a solution and not every criminal is apprehended in real life--but in fiction, I look for fiction. Bennie's disappearance is bearable but it would be nice to have some clue as to who employed him and which of the partners was also subject to his pressure to reveal inside info. Perhaps, Grisham, as he has done with other characters, brings Kyle McAvoy back in a future tome--but since there is no indication of a series based on old Kyle, I'm afraid the mystery will remain as will the fate of Kyle and his, maybe, relationship with Dale. Very unsatisfying.

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