{"product_id":"9780307460714","title":"The Fall of the House of Zeus","description":"Author: Wilkie, Curtis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780307460714\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Sep 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating, suspenseful narrative of the rise and fall of billionaire lawyer Dickie Scruggs, a legal legend and Democrat kingpin now in jail for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Masterful . . . an epic tale of backbiting, shady deal-making, and greed  that  reads like a John Grisham novel.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA real-life legal thriller as timeless as a Greek tragedy, tracing the downfallof one of America's most famous lawyers and exposing the dark side of Southern politics-from the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Evil Lived in Laurel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDickie Scruggs wasarguably the most successful plaintiff's lawyer in America.A brother-in-law offormer U.S. Senate majority leaderTrent Lott, Scruggsmade a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against Big Tobacco and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e as a latter-day Robin Hood and was portrayed in the movie \u003ci\u003eThe Insider\u003c\/i\u003e as a dapper aviator-lawyer. Scruggs's legal triumphs rewarded him lavishly, and his success emboldened both his career maneuvering and his influence in Southern politics-but at a terrible cost, culminating in his spectacularfall, when he was convicted for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on extensive interviews, transcripts, and FBI recordings never made public, \u003ci\u003eTheFallof theHouseofZeus\u003c\/i\u003e uncoversthe Washington legal games and power politics- the swirl of fixed cases, blocked investigations, judicial tampering, and a zealous prosecution that would eventually ensnare not only Scruggs but his own son, Zach, in the midst of their struggle with insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Trent Lott and Jim Biden, brother of then-Senator Joe Biden, in supporting roles, with cameos by John McCain, Al Gore, and other Washington insiders, Curtis Wilkie's account of this uniquely American tragedyreveals the seedy underbelly of institutional power.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47901034217630,"sku":"ING-9780307460714","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780307460714.jpg?v=1782351943","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780307460714","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}