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Substitution Order : A Novel by Martin Clark (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100525656324
ISBN-139780525656326
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038425598
Product Key Features
Book TitleSubstitution Order : a Novel
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicLegal, Thrillers / General, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorMartin Clark
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-003946
Reviews" The Substitution Order is not merely a good legal thriller; it's a great one . . . . Clark cleverly weaves together . . . a truly thrilling ending." --Alafair Burke, The New York Times "The prizewinning Clark, a 59-year-old retired Virginia judge, has been compared to Carl Hiaasen and Nick Hornby. I would add 'Better Call Saul,' with its satisfying blend of satire and humanity. Clark's appealingly imperfect hero, Kevin Moore, is less of a mess than Saul Goodman but just as unlucky." --Richard Lipez, The Washington Post "Clark, a retired judge-turned-author, has been injecting new life into the legal drama in recent years. Now he's back with another engaging, subversive story, this time about a Virginia attorney who finds himself disbarred and down-on-his-luck. Clark spins an intricate crime story around his protagonist, one that will draw readers in deeper and deeper, but the atmospherics and surprising relationships are what really drive the story." --Dwyer Murphy, Lit Hub "Exceptional . . . Clark does a masterly job combining Kevin's plans to get himself out from under with a powerful portrayal of human frailty. John Grisham fans won't want to miss this one." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Deeply satisfying . . . Not nearly as well known as he should be, Clark is a retired Virginia circuit court judge [who] knows his way around the system, using the law as a foundation for novels that explore the rural South and the people who live there." -- Kirkus Review "A wickedly clever, tenderhearted, and intricately plotted novel about a hard-luck lawyer's refusal to concede defeat, even as fate, the court system, and a gang of untouchable con artists conspire against him." -- Civilian Reader "Author Martin Clark, retired judge and master of colorful legal thrillers, is back with another page turner. Clark's narrator is smart and observant, and the reader is in good hands throughout the quickly moving plot." -- Book City Roanoke, "Exceptional . . . Clark does a masterly job combining Kevin's plans to get himself out from under with a powerful portrayal of human frailty. John Grisham fans won't want to miss this one." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Deeply satisfying . . . Not nearly as well knows as he should be, Clark is a retired Virginia circuit court judge [who] knows his way around the system, using the law as a foundation for novels that explore the rural South and the people who live there." -- Kirkus Review A wickedly clever, tenderhearted, and intricately plotted novel about a hard-luck lawyer's refusal to concede defeat, even as fate, the court system, and a gang of untouchable con artists conspire against him . . . A remarkable tour of the law's tricks and hidden trapdoors, The Substitution Order is both wise and ingenious, a wildly entertaining novel that will keep you guessing--and rooting for its tenacious hero -- until the very last page. -- Civilian Reader
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Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE Kevin Moore, once a high-flying Virginia attorney, hits rock bottom after a tumultuous summer leaves him disbarred and separated from his wife. Short on cash and looking for work, he lands in the middle of nowhere with a job at SUBstitution, the world's saddest sandwich shop. His closest confidants: a rambunctious rescue puppy and the twenty-year-old computer whiz manning the restaurant counter beside him. Kevin's determined to set his life right again, but the troubles keep coming, including a visit from a mysterious stranger who wanders into the shop armed with a threatening "invitation" to join a multimillion-dollar scam. Before long, Kevin will need every bit of his legal savvy just to stay out of prison. In The Substitution Order , Martin Clark--hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "hands down our best legal-thriller writer"--takes readers on a remarkable tour of the law's tricks and hidden trapdoors and delivers a wildly entertaining novel that will keep you guessing and rooting for its tenacious hero until the very last page., From Martin Clark--praised by Entertainment Weekly as "our best legal-thriller writer"--comes a wickedly clever, tenderhearted, and intricately plotted novel about a hard-luck lawyer's refusal to concede defeat, even as fate, the court system, and a gang of untouchable con artists conspire against him. Kevin Moore, once a high-flying Virginia attorney, hits rock bottom after an inexplicably tumultuous summer leaves him disbarred and separated from his wife. Short on cash and looking for work, he lands in the middle of nowhere with a job at SUBstitution, the world's saddest sandwich shop. His closest confidants: a rambunctious rescue puppy and the twenty-year-old computer whiz manning the restaurant counter beside him. He's determined to set his life right again, but the troubles keep coming. And when a bizarre, mysterious stranger wanders into the shop armed with a threatening "invitation" to join a multimillion-dollar scam, Kevin will need every bit of his legal savvy just to stay out of prison. A remarkable tour of the law's tricks and hidden trapdoors, The Substitution Order is both wise and ingenious, a wildly entertaining novel that will keep you guessing--and rooting for its tenacious hero--until the very last page.
LC Classification NumberPS3553.L2865S83 2019
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- 20 Nov, 2023
Great book
I ordered this book to complete my set of all Martin Clark books. I had this book and loaned it to someone that never tlreturned it. Great book, have read it two times.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Oct, 2019
Most excellent read.
Tautly written and compelling plot -- very well done. Quite pleased with my purchase.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
