The street lawyer

Fiction. Literature. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER � Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.   A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm�s plush offices. When it is all over, the man�s blood is splattered on Michael�s face�and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable. Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived�and where society�s powerless need an advocate for justice.   But there�s one break Michael can�t make: from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael�s hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives. Now Michael�s former partners are about to become his bitter enemies. Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets.… (more)