I have loved Grisham books for years and when I saw this at Costco, I thought, "yes, I'm in the mood for a good novel." This turned out to be nothing. A terribly loose plot that made no sense. Most of it was a travel novel with what to eat and drink. What happened to Grisham? Did he just need to write a book to fulfill a contract or something? Please don't waste your money as I did on this one. Go back and reread The Firm instead!