Der Anwalt

Because they know what they are doing

Kyle McAvoy is on the brink of a brilliant career as a lawyer. Until the past catches up with him. A woman claims she was raped years ago at a party in Kyle's apartment. Kyle knows that this accusation could destroy his future. And he makes a decision that forces him to break away from everything that has defined his life so far. The new Grisham - a thriller about power, corruption, and a world that has lost all sense of morality.

Just one more exam, and Kyle McAvoy will have his degree in hand. The world is at the feet of the brilliant lawyer, and he is already inundated with offers from the most prestigious firms. However, Kyle is not interested in power and profit; he wants to use his knowledge for the public good. But before he can decide on his future, the past threatens to become his undoing. An episode from his college days that he would rather forget. The wrong people find out and blackmail him. Kyle is forced to take a job that every other lawyer would kill for. He becomes a partner at Scully & Pershing, the most powerful law firm in the world. Before Kyle can learn what his blackmailers intend with this assignment, his world spirals into a nightmare that could cost him his freedom, if not his life.