The Rainmaker
by John Grisham
FictionInsurance crimesInsurance crimes in fictionLeukemia in fictionInsurance companies in fiction
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Open LibraryAbout this book
In his final semester of law school, Rudy Baylor "finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America -- and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam."
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FictionInsurance crimesInsurance crimes in fictionLeukemia in fictionInsurance companies in fictionLeukemia
Setting
Memphis (Tenn.)United States
About the author
John Grisham
8 February 1955
Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby—writing his first novel. Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn’t have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade in Southaven, speciali…
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