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The Reckoning is a best-selling novel by John Grisham. [1] In addition to Grisham's typical legal thriller , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the book was also characterized by reviewers as "a murder mystery , a courtroom drama , a family saga , a coming-of-age story ," [ 3 ] "a period piece ", [ 3 ] and a war novel .
The bestselling novelist returns with a work of non-fiction, co-written by the founder of an organization advocating for the wrongfully convicted, that details the painful stories of people ...
Grisham, the second of five children, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Wanda (née Skidmore) and John Ray Grisham. [6] His father was a construction worker and a cotton farmer, and his mother was a homemaker. [10] When Grisham was four years old, his family settled in Southaven, Mississippi, near Memphis, Tennessee. [6]
Ford County is a collection of novellas by John Grisham.His first collection of stories, it was published by Doubleday in the United States in 2009. [1]The book contains 7 short stories or novellas: [2] "Blood Drive"; "Fetching Raymond"; "Fish Files"; "Casino"; "Michael's Room"; "Quiet Haven"; and "Funny Boy".
A Time for Mercy, a legal thriller novel by American author John Grisham, is the sequel to A Time to Kill (his first novel, published in 1989) and Sycamore Row (published in 2013). The latest book features the return of the character Jake Brigance, a small-town Mississippi lawyer who takes on difficult cases. The novel was released on October ...
The Broker is a suspense novel written by American author John Grisham and published in the United States on January 11, 2005. The novel follows the story of Joel Backman, a newly pardoned prisoner who had tried to broker a deal to sell the world's most powerful satellite surveillance system to the highest bidder.
Grisham was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives when he wrote the book, and much of it was written while he was staying at the Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, a popular lodging establishment for state legislators. [6] [7] Grisham has also cited Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as an influence.
Sycamore Row is a legal thriller novel by American author John Grisham published by Doubleday on October 22, 2013. [1] The novel reached the top spot in the US best-seller list. [ 2 ] It is preceded by A Time to Kill and followed by A Time for Mercy .