The Runaway Jury

Moodle Entry:

March 11, 2012

Pages 300-550- The Runaway Jury

The book Run Away Jury was full of twists and turns. The entire theme of the book was deception. Each character although knowing the truth used lies and deception to get what they wanted. The court of law is supposed to be built to test and defend the truth yet this book although fictitious probably could be true. The two main characters Nick and Marlee were trying to get justice from their own loved ones dying from tobacco use. I thought that in the start of the novel they were scheming to get money. How ever it turns out that they were using the same system of corruption with Rankin Fitch to prove a point.

It is a shame that powerful companies can use their money to change the truth. Tobacco has been proven to cause cancer. The different chapters in the book where the author has jurors being blackmailed added to the suspense of the book. I was completely surprised at the end when Marlee returned the money. This showed her commitment to the truth and would allow future trials to be free of corruption. Although I find this unimaginable I hope that in reality, people will be trustworthy. I recommend this book to those readers that like suspense, twist and turns and multiple shady characters.