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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.
ISBN. 978-0-385-54895-3. Preceded by. The Firm. The Exchange: After The Firm is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham, serving as a sequel to his famous work The Firm. The book delves into the life of Mitch McDeere, the protagonist of The Firm, exploring his new challenges fifteen years after the events of the first novel. [1] [2]
Grisham's plot is based in part on the case of a Las Vegas man, William Beebe, who, as part of his Alcoholics Anonymous program, wrote a letter of apology to a woman named Liz Seccuro that he had raped at a fraternity party at the University of Virginia in 1984. It had been a gang rape at Phi Kappa Psi fraternity – the other two perpetrators ...
A Painted House. A Painted House is a 2001 novel by American author John Grisham . Inspired by his childhood in Arkansas, [ 1] it is Grisham's first major work outside the legal thriller genre in which he established himself. Initially published in serial form, the book was released in six installments in The Oxford American magazine. [ 2]
According to Amazon.com the book was the number eight overall best seller of 2012. [5]John Grisham. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list on the November 11, 2012 list (reflecting sales for the week ending October 27, 2012), [6] where it remained for three weeks ending with the November 25 list (reflecting sales for the week ending November 10, 2012). [7]
The Los Angeles Times called the book "an indictment of the legal system from law school to the jury’s verdict." [2] Entertainment Weekly wrote that "if The Rainmaker’s outcome is a bit predictable, Grisham’s vivid minor characters and near-Dickensian zeal for mocking pomposity and privilege are apt to endear him to his many readers all over again."
Followed by. Sycamore Row. A Time to Kill is a 1989 legal thriller and debut novel by American author John Grisham. The novel was rejected by many publishers before Wynwood Press eventually gave it a 5,000-copy printing. When Doubleday published The Firm, Wynwood released a trade paperback of A Time to Kill, which became a bestseller.
The Associate. 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".