John Grisham , whose name has become synonymous with the modern legal thriller, used to work sixty to seventy hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby--writing his first novel. When finally published, A Time to Kill met with little success, but when he sold the film rights to The Firm to Paramount Pictures, Grisham suddenly became a hot property among publishers. Spending forty...See more
John Grisham , whose name has become synonymous with the modern legal thriller, used to work sixty to seventy hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby--writing his first novel. When finally published, A Time to Kill met with little success, but when he sold the film rights to The Firm to Paramount Pictures, Grisham suddenly became a hot property among publishers. Spending forty-seven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, The Firm became the bestselling novel of 1991. The successes of The Pelican Brief , which hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and The Client , which debuted at number one, confirmed Grisham's reputation as the master of the legal thriller. His success even renewed interest in A Time to Kill , which was then republished. This time around, it was a bestseller. Since first publishing A Time to Kill in 1988, he has written one novel a year, and all of them have become international bestsellers. There are currently over 275 million John Grisham books in print worldwide, which have been translated into forty languages. Nine of his novels have been turned into films, as was an original screenplay, The Gingerbread Man . See less
The following is a personality profile of John Grisham based on his work.
John Grisham is social and confident.
He is confident, he is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. He is empathetic as well: he feels what others feel and is compassionate towards them. But, John Grisham is also calm-seeking: he prefers activities that are quiet, calm, and safe.
More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for modernity.
Considers helping others to guide a large part of what he does: he thinks it is important to take care of the people around him. He is also relatively unconcerned with achieving success: he makes decisions with little regard for how they show off his talents.
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
This book sent chills up my spine.
This is a true story of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, and the harrowing ordeal they both went through for many years. This book is and was a miscarriage of ... Read More
John Grisham writes legal thrillers, mysteries, and variations on these themes. He's also penned a true-crime novel titled The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town and has a young adult series featuring the character and book title of Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer.
John Grisham has also written novels that, while still falling into the thriller books genre, take a different approach to the genre. One of his more recent titles, Sooley, departs from the law-firm-centric plots and lawyer main characters and follows a teenager traveling from South Sudan to the United States to play in a basketball tournament.
However, despite the departure from his normal theme, there's no denying the fact that Grisham brings his signature style to the story.
A large portion of John Grisham's books are standalone novels, and picking an order to read the books can be challenging. In our opinion, the best way to introduce yourself to books by John Grisham is The Firm. This title is Grisham's overall best-selling title and firmly establishes Grisham's mastery as a writer of suspense fiction books.
After reading The Firm, you should follow this list of the next books to read:
A Time to Kill
The Pelican Brief
The Partner
The Guardian
The Rainmaker
Once you've become familiar with John Grisham's writing style, you'll find it easy to get into the serial novels. Start with the Jack Brigance series of books that includes:
A Time to Kill
Sycamore Row
A Time for Mercy
Sparring Partners
It seems like every time there's a new John Grisham book, it reaches the best-seller list. These are just some of his all-time best-sellers:
The Firm
The Guardians
The Litigators
The Racketeer
The Testament
A Time to Kill
The Judge's List
The Pelican Brief
The Client
The Rainmaker
The new John Grisham book that was most recently published is The Boys from Biloxi, which was preceded by Sooley. This legal thriller follows two boys who grew up as friends but find themselves in a courtroom showdown.
The next John Grisham book awaiting publication is The Exchange, a follow-up book to The Firm and centers on the Mitch McDeere character. .
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