The Rainmaker, by John Grisham, unfolds the gripping story of a young man, barely out of law school, who finds himself challenging one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America, thereby uncovering a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam. In his final semester of law school, Rudy Baylor is tasked with providing free legal advice to a group of senior citizens. It is here that he meets his first clients, Dot and Buddy Black. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying of leukemia, and their insurance company has flatly refused to pay for his medical treatments.

At first skeptical, Rudy soon realizes that the Blacks have been shockingly mistreated by the colossal company, and he may have stumbled upon one of the largest insurance frauds anyone has ever seen - marking one of the most lucrative and important cases in the history of civil litigation. The catch? Rudy is flat broke, has no job, hasn't even passed the bar, and is about to go head-to-head with one of the best defense attorneys and powerful industries in America.