Grisham's take on the scandal revolves around four law students nearing graduation at a DC for-profit institution called Foggy Bottom Law School. Marry that level of demand with the undisciplined way the government hands out student loan money without regard to the eventual ability to repay it, and you have the setting for The Rooster Bar. There are indeed such schools, preying on the legion of naïve youngsters who want to be lawyers but for whom there are no jobs after graduation. That inspiration, Grisham admits, was a 2014 article in The Atlantic which exposed sleazy practices by for-profit law schools. It is neither mystery nor thriller, genres where Grisham has excelled, and, given its inspiration, it almost qualifies as social commentary. You know where this is heading - The Rooster Bar is a poor effort, gold-plated or not. Grisham is a brand, and everything he puts out immediately turns to gold. Everyone was reading John Grisham's 39th best seller. Last summer you couldn't walk ten yards on the beach without seeing a copy of The Rooster Bar.
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