The book "The Appeal" — Джон ГришэмThe Appeal. In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst cancer cluster in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough.With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice. The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about the electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
Уже вынесен вердикт присяжных, заключивших, что именно Трюдо повинен в болезнях горожан и гибели нескольких из них. Однако любой вердикт может быть оспорен, и любое, даже самое, казалось бы, безнадежное дело может быть выиграно, считает Трюдо. Деньги и связи решают все. Ради спасения своей империи он готов пойти ва-банк — подать апелляцию. И на сей раз магнат уверен: присяжные будут играть по его правилам. Потому что люди, которых он нанял для этого дела, задумали хитроумную, беспроигрышную комбинацию. | 
