The Pelican Brief
- 436 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A law student in New Orleans writes a legal brief that ends up making her enemies in high places. Movie tie-in. Reprint.



A law student in New Orleans writes a legal brief that ends up making her enemies in high places. Movie tie-in. Reprint.
Mitchell McDeere, a top Harvard Law student from rural Kentucky, has his sights set on a prestigious career. He chooses the Memphis firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke, known for its high salaries and zero turnover. However, Mitch's excitement turns to suspicion as he uncovers troubling events: two partners die in a mysterious diving accident, the firm boasts about its lack of resignations, and its security measures are alarmingly excessive. His investigation leads to a shocking revelation: the firm is controlled by a powerful Chicago crime family. Caught between the FBI, seeking an informant, and the firm, which offers wealth or threats to his life, Mitch faces a perilous choice. In a separate narrative, Darby Shaw, a law student in New Orleans, finds herself entangled in a deadly conspiracy after preparing a legal brief that inadvertently exposes a political scandal following the assassination of two Supreme Court justices. As she becomes a target, Darby goes underground and teams up with an ambitious reporter to unravel the truth. Together, they navigate a violent cover-up that stretches from Louisiana's bayous to the corridors of power, where someone is determined to eliminate any evidence of a horrific crime.
What do you do when you don't know who you are... Jane has lost her memory. ...W here you are... Jane is found walking the streets wearing a blood-stained dress with $10,000 in the pocket. ...What you've done? Unable to get answers from her husband, Jane is forced to seek the truth about her accident on her own. But the truth doesn't always set you free . . . When you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?