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Rogue Lawyer: A Novel Audiobook
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the master of the legal thriller comes a “deeply engaging and enjoyable” (USA Today) novel featuring one of John Grisham’s most colorful, outrageous, and vividly drawn characters ever.
ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST AND NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
On the right side of the law—sort of—Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He drinks small-batch bourbon and carries a gun. His office is a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, and fine leather chairs. He has no firm, no partners, and only one employee: his heavily armed driver, who also happens to be his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddie.
Sebastian defends people other lawyers won’t go near: a drug-addled, tattooed kid rumored to be in a satanic cult; a vicious crime lord on death row; a homeowner arrested for shooting at a SWAT team that mistakenly invaded his house.
Why these clients? Because Sebastian believes everyone is entitled to a fair trial—even if he has to bend the law to secure one.
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"Forget all the typical John Grisham lawyer books. Sebastian Rudd is no Jake Brigance or even Lucian Wilbanks (although he might be a combination of both lawyers). He’s more like Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer than any other legal character I’ve read or listened to. He’s just a lawyer trying to work within the rules as much as possible, and stay safe when he can’t work within them. Grisham takes us on a wild ride with Sebastian, and does not disappoint the reader/listener."
— Twigsy (5 out of 5 stars)
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Terrific…Grisham, can still devise distinctive characters, tricky legal predicaments and rogueishly cheating ways to worm out of them.
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Sebastian Rudd is a kind of social justice warrior and Grisham uses him to take jabs at the legal system…all with a blunt, rude, gravelly poetic wise guy voice that makes Rudd come across as a kind of 21st-century Philip Marlowe.
— Benjamin Percy, The New York Times Book Review
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A New York Times bestseller
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An Audible.com bestseller
Rogue Lawyer Listener Reviews
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Martin Born, 10/3/2025
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George Hartman, 3/1/2022
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Kathey, 10/10/2020
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James Fuller, 9/28/2020
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Louise LaPoint, 5/11/2020
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Alan. M Smith, 9/3/2019
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Thomas Proffitt, 2/4/2019
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" I enjoyed this read from the beginning to the end and have read it twice. Keep up the wonderful books. "
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Mike Corney, 9/23/2017
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Jackie Moore , 5/18/2017
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" I expected more. For some reason, this one didn't do it for me. "
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Pamela Sorensen, 11/2/2016
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BRob, 7/8/2016
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" Not one of Grisham's best, but still a very fun listen. He does a fairly good job at character development and you're able to identify/connect with most of the characters, although at times the main character seems to be unpredictable with his logic. Overall, the story moves along and keeps you connected with the action. I would definitely recommend this to others. "
— Rick, 4/21/2016
About John Grisham
John Grisham is the author of more than thirty-five novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and seven novels for young readers. Thirty-three of his crime thrillers have made the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list
About Mark Deakins
Mark Deakins is an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator and actor whose television appearances include Head Case, Star Trek: Voyager, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. His film credits include Intervention, Star Trek: Insurrection, and The Devil’s Advocate. He wrote, directed, and produced the short film The Smith Interviews.