Interesting topic matter but kind of difficult to get into. Long time fans of Patterson will probably enjoy this but it was in a word: dense.

Grisham's drive to produce one novel a year knowing that folks will buy because of his fame appears to be the reason for writing this book. Perhaps if he had developed Mordicai's reasons/motivations/accomplishments for becoming a street lawyer or the mentorship relationship with more depth, I would have found the theme more convincing. It's an airport book -- a quick read for entertainment.