Gray Mountain: A Novel

John Grisham has a new hero . . . and shes full of surprises The year is 2008 and Samantha Kofers career at a huge Wall Street law firm is on the fast track—until the recession hits and she gets downsized, furloughed, escorted out of the building. Samantha, though, is one of the lucky associates. Shes offered an opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic for one year without pay, after which there would be a slim chance that shed get her old job back.In a matter of days Samantha moves from Manhattan to Brady, Virginia, population 2,200, in the heart of Appalachia, a part of the world she has only read about. Mattie Wyatt, lifelong Brady resident and head of the towns legal aid clinic, is there to teach her how to help real people with real problems. For the first time in her career, Samantha prepares a lawsuit, sees the inside of an actual courtroom, gets scolded by a judge, and receives threats from locals who arent so thrilled to have a big-city lawyer in town.