The Partner

出版者:Dell

作者:John Grisham

页数:468

出版时间:07 January, 1998

价格:$7.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780440224761

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Book Description

They hired him. They trusted him. Now they don't want justice--they want revenge....

For four years, Patrick had often wondered how it would feel if they caught him.

Now he was terror-stricken. Practically naked and strapped down like an animal, he knew the next few hours would be insufferable....

Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then Patrick Lanigan stole ninety million dollars from his own firm--and ran for his life. For four years, he evaded men who were rich, powerful, and would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down.

Now Patrick is coming home. And in the Mississippi city where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin. As prosecutors circle like sharks, as Patrick's lawyer prepares his defense, as Patrick's lover prays for his deliverance and his former partners wait for their revenge, another story is about to emerge. Because Patrick Lanigan, the most reviled white-collar criminal of his time, knows something that no one else in the world knows.

He knows the truth....

Amazon.com

Literary slugger John Grisham returns with a story about-- surprise!--a lawyer in trouble. Patrick Lanigan had been a young partner in a prominent Southern law firm. He had a beautiful wife, a new baby girl, and a bright future. Then one winter night Patrick was trapped in a burning car; the casket they buried held nothing but ashes.

A short distance away, Patrick watched his own burial then fled. A fortune was stolen from his ex-firm's offshore account. And Patrick ran, covering his tracks the whole way.

But, now, they've found him.

From Kirkus Reviews

Grisham (The Client, 1993, etc.) justifies a colossal first printing of 2.8 million copies with his best-plotted novel yet, gripping the reader mightily and not letting go. Nor is there the dispersal of belief that often follows his knockout openings. Patrick Lanigan is tracked down to his hideout in Brazil, where he lives modestly near the Paraguayan border. Surely, Jack Stephano thinks, Patrick could not have spent the $90 million he ran off with four years ago. Jack has spent $3 million tracking Patrick down, and he wants that money. He wants it so much that he's blithely torturing Patrick to discover its location. The problem is that Patrick doesn't really know. He's given power of attorney to his lover, the brilliant Brazilian lawyer Eva Miranda, and she has been shuttling the money from bank to bank around the world, keeping it untraceable. When Patrick fails to call her at four in the afternoon, per usual, she skips out, as they've planned, and goes into hiding. And as planned, she phones the FBI office in Biloxi, Mississippi, and tells them that one Jack Stephano has very likely captured Patrick and is holding him in Brazil. The FBI puts pressure on Stephano to bring Patrick back to Biloxi, where the embezzlement took place and where Patrick's cremated remains were buried after his car went over an embankment. Patrick even attended his own funeral, watching through binoculars. As it turns out, the $90 million he ran off with was dirty money his law firm had helped collect in a criminal conspiracy to rob the government. Will the money be returned? Will Patrick escape trial for the murder of whoever it was that died in that accident? And what of Eva, now hiding in the States and helping Patrick orchestrate his defense? Grisham comes up with a masterfully bittersweet end (with his title taking on a sly double edge) that may be his most satisfying ever. (First printing of 2,800,000; Literary Guild main selection)

Book Dimension

length: (cm)17.3 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)10.1

读后感

看完后，对美国的司法制度有了进一步的了解，试想故事发生在中国，PATRICK就没那么容易逃走了。结局有点意外，EVA竟然携款跑了，有些疑问和看法： a. EVA为什么不在PATRIC被抓到时直接一走了之？那时候，她可以拿走更多的钱。 此时走的话，PATRICK肯定会把她招出来，这样以来...

A story about lawyers and American legal system; no good guy: lawyers, FBI, state police, senators, reporter, all greedy and no moral. The story itself is not bad, a run-away who stealed too much is hunted down by cruel private agents. The first part is mo...  

A story about lawyers and American legal system; no good guy: lawyers, FBI, state police, senators, reporter, all greedy and no moral. The story itself is not bad, a run-away who stealed too much is hunted down by cruel private agents. The first part is mo...  

A story about lawyers and American legal system; no good guy: lawyers, FBI, state police, senators, reporter, all greedy and no moral. The story itself is not bad, a run-away who stealed too much is hunted down by cruel private agents. The first part is mo...  

so pitty for Patrick's life. 3 three important partner betrayed him: 1 his wife 2 his firm 3 Eva, to whom Patric taught so many skills to vanish and steeling. one role i don't understand. what's the aim for a woman with so much money? u cannot live alone,...  

用户评价

《The Partner》给我带来的惊喜远不止于其精彩的情节和深刻的主题，更在于其卓越的文笔和独特的叙事风格。作者的语言有一种独特的魔力，能够将最普通的事物描绘得极具画面感和感染力。他的遣词造句精准而优美，每一个字都仿佛经过了千锤百炼，恰到好处地表达了作者想要传达的情感和意境。我常常在阅读过程中，会因为某一句精彩的描写而停下来，反复品味。这种文字的力量，让我觉得作者不仅仅是在讲故事，更是在用文字作画，将一个个生动的场景展现在我的眼前。他的叙事节奏把握得恰到好处，既有波澜壮阔的史诗感，也有细腻入微的内心描绘。这种张弛有度的叙事方式，让我在享受故事精彩的同时，也不会感到疲惫。更值得一提的是，书中对于对话的设计也十分考究，人物的对话既符合其性格特点，又推动了情节的发展，充满了智慧和哲理。这本书是一场文字的盛宴，让我充分领略到了语言的魅力。

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这本《The Partner》是我最近读到的一本让我倍感震撼的书，它所描绘的世界观和人物塑造都极其深刻。从我翻开第一页开始，就立刻被作者构建的那个错综复杂、充满张力的叙事吸引住了。它不像我之前读过的一些轻松愉快的读物，而是那种需要你静下心来，一点一点去品味，去思考的书。书中人物的内心世界被描绘得淋漓尽致，他们的动机、挣扎、以及在绝境中的选择，都让我仿佛身临其境。作者在刻画人物弧光方面做得尤为出色，每一个角色都不是扁平化的符号，而是有着自己的血肉和情感，他们的成长和变化过程，让人既心疼又敬佩。我尤其欣赏作者对细节的把握，那些看似微不足道的描写，却在后续的情节中起到了至关重要的作用，这种伏笔的设置让整个故事充满了惊喜和回味。阅读过程中的那种沉浸感，让我觉得自己在跟着书中的角色一起经历着他们的命运，一起感受着他们的喜怒哀乐。这本书不仅仅是关于一个故事，更像是一次对人性深度的探索，它迫使我去思考一些关于选择、关于忠诚、关于牺牲的根本性问题。即使在合上书本之后，书中的画面和人物也久久不能在我脑海中散去，它引发了我持续的思考，甚至影响了我看待现实世界的方式。我不得不说，这是一本极具力量的书，它能够触动人心最深处，并留下长久的回响。

读完《The Partner》，我脑海中挥之不去的是那种深刻的情感共鸣。这本书所探讨的主题，触及到了人类情感的许多微妙之处，比如爱与恨的界限，希望与绝望的拉扯，以及在复杂关系中人性的闪光点和阴影。作者笔下的人物，他们的情感表达方式如此真实，无论是内心的独白，还是人物之间的对话，都充满了细腻的情感张力。我曾多次因为书中人物的遭遇而感到揪心，也曾因为他们微小的进步而感到欣慰。这种强烈的情感连接，让我觉得我不仅仅是在阅读一个故事，更像是在陪伴一群人走过他们的人生旅程。书中关于勇气和坚持的描绘，尤其让我动容。在面对巨大的困境和挑战时，书中的角色们展现出的不屈精神，给我带来了极大的鼓舞。它让我反思自己在生活中遇到的困难，也让我更加珍惜那些一直以来支持我、鼓励我的身边的人。这本书不仅仅给我带来了阅读的愉悦，更在情感层面给了我一次洗礼，让我对爱、对生活有了更深的理解和感悟。

《The Partner》在叙事结构上，给我带来了非常新颖的阅读体验。作者并没有遵循传统的线性叙事模式，而是采用了更加复杂和精巧的结构。这种结构上的创新，使得故事更加具有层次感和深度，也为读者带来了更多的解读空间。我发现，在阅读过程中，我需要不断地将不同的信息进行整合和比对，才能更全面地理解故事的全貌。这种主动参与的阅读方式，让我觉得非常有趣，也让我对作者的才华佩服不已。书中那些精巧的伏笔和呼应，更是让人拍案叫绝，在读到关键情节时，才会恍然大悟，原来之前的那些铺垫都是为了此刻。这种叙事上的巧妙设计，让这本书的阅读过程充满了惊喜和乐趣。

《The Partner》无疑是一部将叙事技巧发挥到极致的作品。作者在结构上的处理非常巧妙，通过多条线索的交织，将一个宏大的故事徐徐展开。一开始，我可能会觉得有些难以把握，但随着阅读的深入，这些看似独立的片段逐渐汇聚成一条清晰的河流，最终奔腾入海。作者在制造悬念和保持读者兴趣方面有着高超的手腕，总能在关键时刻留下钩子，让你迫不及待地想知道接下来会发生什么。这种循序渐进的节奏感，让我完全沉浸在故事的海洋里，无法自拔。而且，书中对于社会背景和时代氛围的刻画也十分到位，那些充满历史感的描述，让整个故事更加真实可信，仿佛我真的置身于那个特定的时间和地点。我特别喜欢作者对环境的描写，无论是繁华都市的喧嚣，还是偏远地区的寂静，都被他描绘得生动形象，仿佛我能够通过文字闻到空气中的味道，感受到周围的温度。这种环境的营造，不仅为故事提供了坚实的背景，也极大地增强了读者的代入感。阅读的过程充满了探索的乐趣，每一次翻页都像是在揭开新的谜底，每一次的推测和猜想，都可能在下一页得到印证或推翻，这种互动性的阅读体验，是我非常看重的。

《The Partner》的魅力在于它能够提供一种超越现实的体验。作者通过他精湛的笔触，为我们构建了一个如此生动且引人入胜的世界。我常常在阅读时，会忘记自己身处何地，完全沉浸在书中的情节之中。那种沉浸感，是许多书籍难以企及的。书中对于氛围的营造，以及人物情感的渲染，都做得非常出色，让我在阅读过程中，能够深刻地感受到角色的喜怒哀乐。它不仅仅是一本书，更像是一扇门，通往了一个完全不同的世界，让我可以在其中遨游，体验那些我无法在现实生活中经历的一切。这本书给我带来的，不仅仅是阅读的乐趣，更是一次精神上的升华，它让我对生活有了更广阔的视野和更深刻的理解。

《The Partner》是一本能够激发读者想象力的书。作者构建了一个宏大且细节丰富的世界，让我在阅读时仿佛能够亲身置身其中。从那些充满异域风情的场景描绘，到那些独具匠心的设定，都无不展现出作者非凡的想象力。我常常会被书中某些奇特而又合理的设定所吸引，并开始思考这些设定背后所蕴含的可能性。书中对于未知世界的探索，以及那些充满神秘色彩的元素，都让我对世界充满了好奇。它让我明白，即使我们生活在现实世界，也可以通过阅读来拓展我们的视野，去体验那些我们可能永远无法亲身经历的事情。这本书不仅仅提供了故事，更重要的是它点燃了我内心深处的那份对未知的好奇和对冒险的渴望。阅读它，就像是开启了一扇通往新世界的大门。

《The Partner》所展现出的洞察力，是我认为它最令人称道的地方之一。作者对人性和社会的理解，是如此深刻而透彻，他能够捕捉到那些隐藏在表面之下的复杂关系和微妙之处。书中所描绘的社会现象和人物行为，虽然可能发生在虚构的世界，但却充满了现实的意义。它让我能够从一个全新的角度去审视我们所处的社会，去理解那些我们曾经不曾注意到的现象。书中对于权力、欲望、以及人在社会结构中的位置的探讨，都让我深受启发。它让我明白，很多时候，我们所做的选择，并非完全出于个人意愿，而是受到更广泛的社会因素的影响。这种洞察力，让这本书不仅仅是一本小说，更像是一面镜子，能够照见我们内心的深处，以及我们所生活的世界。

《The Partner》是一本能够引发深度思考的书籍。它所提出的问题，并非简单的二元对立，而是充满了复杂性和多义性。作者并不直接给出答案，而是通过故事和人物的经历，引导读者自己去探索和思考。我发现自己在阅读过程中，经常会停下来，思考书中的某些观点，以及这些观点在现实生活中的映射。它让我重新审视了许多我曾经习以为常的观念，并开始质疑它们背后的合理性。这种思维的挑战，是许多书籍所不具备的，也是我特别珍视的。书中关于道德选择的困境，以及在极端环境下人性的异化，都让我感到触动。它迫使我去思考，在面对生死抉择时，自己会做出怎样的选择。这本书不仅仅是一次阅读体验，更像是一次心灵的旅行，它拓展了我看问题的角度，丰富了我对人性的理解。我仍然在回味书中的一些情节，并试图从中汲取更多的智慧。

Without the small twist in the end, it would be a really boring book. still the story is well told.

结局太坑。我猜女主会回来的

Reread 'The Partner', it's vintage John Grisham, great summer/travel read, lots of twists and turns but with a bit disappointing ending.

一开篇就写到男主角Patrick东躲西藏的日子过得多么不舒坦，稍后又被客户派去的人逮到施以电刑是多么惨，Grisham一如既往生动的文字和高节奏的情节展开-------但读到一半作者还是没有迹象要解释Patrick当初为什么拐了公司和客户的四百万溜之大吉，令人没了读下去的欲望

Could be a 5-star one if without the unreasonable end..........