I highly recommend “The Exchange” and “The Firm” by author John Grisham. “The Firm” was my first novel by John Grisham. I finished “The Firm” over a weekend in 1991, the book was that good. I am also a fan of the movie “The Firm” with Tom Cruise. “The Exchange” is a follow up to “The Firm”.
Full disclosure, I am a fan of John Grisham, he is one of my favorite authors in the genre of suspense and legal themes. I tend to read John Grisham over the summer months. I find his books are the perfect type of novel to get lost in over the summer.
“The Firm” is the story about a newly minted lawyer and his first job in a law firm. The genre is a legal suspense, but the story and the characters are so much more. As a reader, we learn about the life Mitch and Abby lead in Memphis, the work life Mitch has with the Memphis law firm, and how Mitch and Abby react to the discovery that their life is not at all as it seems. The story kept me involved in Mitch and Abby and the choices and actions they took.
If you haven’t read “The Firm”, please do yourself a big favor and read this book.
I also recommend the movie “The Firm” with Tom Cruise. In a few words, the movie does the book justice. If you haven’t seen the movie “The Firm”, please do yourself another big favor and watch this movie. Tom Cruise does a great job, all the actors in the movie did a great job, and Holly Hunter’s performance deserved the Oscar.
I just finished “The Exchange” in June 2024 and finished the novel in two weeks (compared to a weekend with “The Firm”). “The Exchange” gets us caught up with Mitch and Abby and their lives. Mitch is a successful partner in a New York law firm. Abby is an editor of cookbooks and a foodie. They both live in New York with their twin sons. The story also gives us tidbits on what Mitch and Abby did right after “The Firm” ended.
Mitch again finds trouble regarding a case he is involved with. The story invites us along with Mitch and Abby and their travels to New York, London, and Rome just to name a few countries as they work together to resolve the situation.
My fingers are crossed for a movie version of “The Exchange” soon.
I highly recommend both “The Firm” (novel and movie) and “The Exchange”. “The Exchange” is a stand-alone novel and doesn’t need knowledge of the “The Firm” storyline to enjoy. I do recommend a reader first read “The Firm” to get a full appreciation of “The Exchange” storyline.
I also recommend novels by John Grisham for summertime reads. John Grisham novels are suspenseful, the characters are good and well written, just what I look for over the summer. His stories involve suspense that keeps me hooked until the end.
Me: I am Diane M. Spolar and I live in Willowbrook, Illinois (a suburb outside of Chicago) with my husband, son and cat. I am a CPA by day and a reader by night and on the weekends. I am a lifelong lover of books.
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