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The King of Torts (2003) is a legal / suspense novel written by American author John Grisham. Doubleday published the first edition (ISBN 0-385-50804-2) in hardcover format; it immediately debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list, remaining in the top 15 for over 20 weeks. [1] Dell Publishing published the paperback edition later in ...
Plot. It's been four years since Patrick Lanigan, a junior partner in a law firm in Biloxi, Mississippi, learned of the scheme, masterminded by his firm's client, shipbuilding magnate Benny Aricia, to defraud the U.S. government. The firm's senior partners didn't include Lanigan in the plan, in which they stood to make tens of millions of dollars.
Don Chambliss. Succeeded by. Greg Davis. Personal details. Political party. Democratic. Website. jgrisham.com. John Ray Grisham Jr. (/ ˈɡrɪʃəm /; born February 8, 1955) [ 1 ][ 2 ] is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers.
The Litigators is a 2011 legal thriller novel by John Grisham, his 25th fiction novel overall. The Litigators is about a two- partner Chicago law firm attempting to strike it rich in a class action lawsuit over a cholesterol reduction drug by a major pharmaceutical drug company. The protagonist is a Harvard Law School grad big law firm burnout ...
Janet Maslin of The New York Times stated, "Mr. Grisham so often writes similar books that the same things must be said of them. The Associate is true to form: it grabs the reader quickly, becomes impossible to put down, stays that way through most of its story, and then escalates into plotting so crazily far-fetched that it defies resolution.
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 Guardians by John Grisham has been well-received for its engaging exploration of complex legal and ethical issues, presented through a suspenseful narrative. Grisham's background as a lawyer and his involvement in legal causes have added depth and authenticity to the novel's portrayal of the legal system.
The Whistler is a novel written by American author John Grisham. It was released in hardcover, large print paperback, e-book, compact disc audiobook and downloadable audiobook on October 25, 2016. [1] It is a legal thriller centered on the character of Lacy Stoltz, a seasoned investigator for the fictional Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. [2]