The Street Lawyer Grisham, John

Michael Broom has the golden life — partner-track at a massive DC law firm, ridiculous salary, corner office overlooking the monuments. Then a homeless man takes his firm hostage, and everything unravels. What starts as a random act of violence becomes Michael's awakening to how the law he practices crushes the people who need it most. Grisham strips away the courtroom theatrics here and digs into something rawer: what happens when a lawyer realizes he's on the wrong side. Michael walks away from everything — the money, the career, the marriage — to defend the city's dispossessed. It's Grisham at his most socially conscious, built around DC's homeless crisis in the 90s and the legal system's complicity. Sharp, fast-moving, and angrier than most of his work. For anyone who's ever wanted to burn down their career and do something that actually matters.