The Firm by John Grisham With The Firm, John Grisham introduces a common theme in many mainstream books: a young man with no ties to anything or anyone, going up against a corrupt Leviathan. In this case, Leviathan is a shady tax firm owned by the classic Italian mafia family, the Moroltos. Mitch McDeere is the wunderkind from a white trash family who is seduced by the money of the law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke. When he realizes that the company is not what it seems, he becomes determined to destroy its money laundering escapade. Aside from the superficial motivation of money, Mitch appears to have no other reason for pursuing the company. There are too many unlikely coincidences in Grisham's novel. First, Mitch hires a private detective named Eddie Lomax (whom his brother Ray knew from prison) who is killed by devious Bendini firm associates. Lomax's secretary and lover, Tammy Hemphill, then becomes Mitch's collaborator in the plot to take down the company. Tammy goes so far as to prostitute herself to Mitch's supervisor, Avery Tolar, to steal secret, incriminating files stored, luckily, in a vacation condo in the Cayman Islands. Second, Mitch's brother Ray, who was jailed for killing a man in a bar fight, speaks several languages ​​fluently—a trivial detail until Mitch needs to confuse the FBI and the mob about where be found. Another useful feature is that Ray can also kill a man with his bare hands and making the slightest noise, "Skills learned in prison". In addition to having Tammy and Ray, Mitch enlists the help of Barry Abanks, owner of a dive lodge in the Cayman Islands. Abanks' son was killed along with two Bendini associates who were informing the FBI of Bendini's dodgy dealings. Naturally, Abanks would like to avenge his son's death by helping Mitch, even driving the escape boat and providing guidance at the end of Mitch's great escape. Furthermore, Abbey, Mitch's devoted wife, pretends to leave him, spending weeks away from Mitch, apparently without much apprehension. All these people who helped Mitch seem to have reasons to do so, but why does Mitch want revenge against the company? Because he's starting to stick his nose where it shouldn't?