The Firm by John Grisham With The Firm, John Grisham introduces a common theme in many mainstream books: a young man with no connection to anything or anyone, who opposes a corrupt Leviathan. In this case, the Leviathan is a shady tax company owned by the classic Italian mafia family, the Moroltos. Mitch McDeere is the boy wonder from a white trash family who is lured by money from the law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke. When he realizes that the company is not what it seems, he becomes determined to destroy his money laundering escapade. Aside from the superficial motivation of money, Mitch doesn't seem to have any other reason to go after the company. There are too many improbable coincidences in Grisham's novel. First, Mitch hires a private detective named Eddie Lomax (whom his brother Ray knew in prison) who is killed by the Bendini Company's devious partners. Lomax's secretary and mistress, Tammy Hemphill, then becomes Mitch's collaborator in the plot to thwart the company. Tammy goes so far as to prostitute herself to Mitch's supervisor, Avery Tolar, in order to steal secret and incriminating files stored, coincidentally, in a vacation condo in the Cayman Islands. Second, Mitch's brother Ray, who was incarcerated for killing a man during a bar fight, speaks several languages ​​fluently: a trivial detail until Mitch has to confuse the FBI and the mob to find out where it is located. Another handy trait is that Ray can also kill a man with his bare hands and with minimal noise, "skills learned in prison". In addition to having Tammy and Ray, Mitch enlists the help of Barry Abanks, owner of a diving lodge in the Cayman Islands. Abanks' son was killed along with two of Bendini's associates who were in the process of informing the FBI of Bendini's unsavory dealings. Naturally, Abanks would want to avenge his son's death by helping Mitch, even going so far as to drive the getaway boat and provide a guide at the end of Mitch's great escape. Additionally, Mitch's devoted wife Abbey pretends to leave him, spending weeks away from Mitch, seemingly without much apprehension. All of these people who helped Mitch seem to have reasons to do so, but why does Mitch have a vendetta against the company? Why is he starting to stick his nose where it doesn't belong??