Used book – Gray Mountain, John Grisham

New York, 2008. The recession hits. Samantha Kofer is laid off overnight from the large Wall Street law firm where she works. If she agrees to work for free for a year at a legal aid center, she might be able to get her job back.

Samantha then moves to Brady, a small mining town in the heart of the Appalachians. Mattie Wyatt, the center's director, shows her how to help "real people with real problems." For the first time, Samantha prepares for a trial, encounters the violence of courtrooms, and receives threats. And she discovers that Brady, under the control of mining companies, hides heavy secrets. Danger is everywhere.

The first ecological thriller by the master of the genre. Deforestation, explosive mountain attacks, landslides, river pollution, and residents' cancers form the backdrop of a murderous plot. Macha Séry, Le Monde.