John Grisham

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER - The iconic legal thriller that launched the career of America's favorite storyteller, hailed as "an absolute master" (The Washington Post) " An] ingenious man-in-the-middle thriller."--Entertainment Weekly Mitch McDeere has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. Aggressively recruited by all the top firms, and initially headed for Wall Street, Mitch surprises everyone by joining Bendini, Lambert & Locke, a very private, very rich tax firm in Memphis. Mitch and his wife, Abby, move to Tennessee and quickly settle into their new life: they're young, happy, and on the fast track. Or so they think. Soon, though, Mitch senses trouble: two of the partners die in a suspicious diving accident off Grand Cayman; the firm's management is overly proud of the fact that no one has ever resigned; and security measures at the firm, even for a company with billionaire clients, are more than a little stringent. Then, suddenly, Mitch's vague suspicions come to life. The FBI has the lowdown on Mitch's firm and needs his help. Now Mitch is caught between a rock and a hard place. The FBI will bust him if he doesn't cooperate, and the firm will kill him if he does. There's no way out. Or is there? The story continues in The Exchange, the "breathtaking" (The Wall Street Journal) sequel to The Firm

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - John Grisham's first novel is a searing courtroom drama that probes the savage depths of racial violence and introduced the world to fearless lawyer Jake Brigance." John Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today."--The Philadelphia InquirerThe life of a ten-year-old black girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless white men. The mostly white town of Clanton in Ford County, Mississippi, reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime--until the girl's father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own hands. For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread through the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life--and then his own. Look for all of John Grisham's gripping Jake Brigance novels: A Time to KillSycamore RowA Time for Mercy

JURY; SELECTED BY THE WELL KNOWN, RICH, FAMOUS, SUCCESSFUL ADVOCATES, WITH THE WHOLE AND SOLE INTENTION OF WINNING THE CASE. THESE JURIES ARE NOW INVOLVED IN A CASE AGAINST A MULTI BILLION DOLLARS CIGARETTE COMPANY, THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF A STRONG PETITION; THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE THE INNOCENCE OF THEIR MINDS. BUT ONLY A FEW KNOW THE SECRET, AND THEIR LEADER HAS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THEIR DECISION. THE PERSON WHO IS KNOWN AS JURY NUMBER 2 HAS A VERY MYSTERIOUS PAST. HE IS PLAYING EVERY MOVE WITH THE HELP OF HIS BEAUTIFUL, YOUNG GIRL FRIEND. THE FUTURE OF ALL THE CIGARETTE COMPANIES IS IN DARKNESS. A FAMILY IS AWAITING JUSTICE. THE ATTORNEY S CAREER IS ON THE VERGE OF DESTRUCTION. THERE IS TERRIBLE CORRUPTION, GREED AND BRIBE.... EVERYTHING POINTS TO JUST ONE THING, SURELY THE SECRET ABOUT THE JURY NUMBER 2 IS ABOUT TO BE REVEALED. ज्यूरी... वाटेल ते करून आपल्याच बाजूनं निकाल लावू बघणा-या महागड्या वकिलांनी खास निवडलेली माणसं... कोट्यवधी डॉलर्सच्या नुकसानभरपाईसाठी एका प्रचंड सिगारेट कंपनीविरुद्धच्या वादळी खटल्याच्या मध्यभागी सापडलेली... एक अत्यंत पथदर्शक निकाल देण्याची संधी मिळालेली... पण अगदी निवडक लोकांनाच एक रहस्य माहिती आहे या ज्यूरींचा निर्णय पडद्याआडून फिरवण्याची क्षमता आहे त्यांच्या नेत्याकडे... फक्त ज्यूरी नंबर दोन म्हणून ओळखल्या जाणा-या या व्यक्तीचा भूतकाळ अत्यंत रहस्यमय आहे, आणि आपल्या सुंदर, तरुण मैत्रिणीच्या सहकार्यानं तो प्रत्येक चाल खेळतोय... संपूर्ण सिगारेट उद्योगाचं भवितव्य अधांतरी आहे... एक कुटुंब न्यायदानाची वाट बघतंय... वकिलांचं करिअरच बरबाद होण्याची पाळी आली आहे... प्रचंड लाचलुचपत, हाव आणि भ्रष्टाचार होतोय... आणि अशा परिस्थितीत ज्यूरी नंबर दोनबद्दलचं सत्य प्रकाशात येणार असं दिसतंय...

John Grisham einmal anders - ein Amerikaner entdeckt seine italienische Seele "Grisham spielt mit Klischees, der Roman ist gespickt mit ironischen Verweisen auf amerikanische Ignoranz und Überheblichkeit. (...) Grisham nimmt den Leser mit in die faszinierende, mitunter auch irrationale und aufgeheizte Welt des Sports, philosophiert aber gleichzeitig über den Sinn des Lebens." Frankfurter Neue Presse "Eine Amerikaner-in- Europa-Story voller Charme!" Playboy "Ein liebenswerter Grisham. Ein lesenswerter sowieso." Neue Ruhr Zeitung

Kyle McAvoy grew up in his father’s small-town law office in York, Pennsylvania. He excelled in college, was elected editor-in-chief of The Yale Law Journal, and his future has limitless potential. But Kyle has a secret, a dark one, an episode from college that he has tried to forget. The secret, though, falls into the hands of the wrong people, and Kyle is forced to take a job he doesn’t want—even though it’s a job most law students can only dream about. Three months after leaving Yale, Kyle becomes an associate at the largest law firm in the world, where, in addition to practicing law, he is expected to lie, steal, and take part in a scheme that could send him to prison, if not get him killed. With an unforgettable cast of characters and villains - from Baxter Tate, a drug-addled trust fund kid and possible rapist, to Dale, a pretty but seemingly quiet former math teacher who shares Kyle’s "cubicle" at the law firm, to two of the most powerful and fiercely competitive defense contractors in the country - and featuring all the twists and turns that have made John Grisham the most popular storyteller in the world, The Associate is vintage Grisham." The Associate grabs the reader quickly and becomes impossible to put down." / The New York Times"Throughout, Grisham unwinds the spool of his narrative at a masterful, page-turning pace that pulls readers in and keeps them wanting more - The Associate is an absorbing thriller that's a fitting follow-up to the firm / The Boston Globe

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "chilling and timeless" (The Washington Post) political and legal thriller that will leave readers unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again. "Fascinating . . . filled with deadly accurate characterizations by an author who knows both the law and politics from the inside."--Los Angeles Times In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.

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Contemporary / American EnglishI have no job. I have no money. I have debts I can’t pay. I do, however, have a case. Rudy Baylor is ready to finish law school but loses his first job before he has even started. Then Dot and Bud Black ask for his help in their fight against a powerful insurance company. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying. His claim for medical insurance has been refused. Can Rudy, an inexperienced student, really give them any hope?

Contemporary / American English Ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is attacked and raped by two local men. Carl Lee, Tonya's father, shoots them. Now only his lawyer and friend, Jake Brigance, stands between him and the electric chair. Is there a legal defense for Carl Lee's actions?

Contemporary / American English Patrick Lanigan, a lawyer, dies in a car crash. Later, the partners in his law firm discover that Patrick is not really dead. He is living in Brazil, and he has 90 million dollars of his partners' money...

Contemporary / American English Nate O'Riley is a powerful Washington lawyer. Returning to work after a long stay in hospital is difficult for Nate. Then he is sent on a journey that takes him from the tense courtrooms of Washington to the dangerous swamps of Brazil. It is a journey that will change his life forever...

Contemporary / American English Pynex, a tobacco company, could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in a big court case. The jury is being watched. One of the jurors is working with a mysterious woman outside the court. Both sides will do anything to win.

Contemporary / American English Three former judges are in prison. They call themselves the Brethren and organize a pen-pal scam. The money is pouring in. But then the Brethren contact the wrong pen-pal -- a powerful man with dangerous friends.

Contemporary / British English Mitch McDeere is young, intelligent and ambitious. When he gets a job with the law firm of Bendini, LambertLocke it seems to be the path to money and power. But soon Mitch finds that the firm is listening to all his phone calls, and the FBI want to speak to him. Money and power has a price - and it could be Mitch's life.

In Washington, two Supreme Court judges are murdered and only the young and beautiful law student Darby Shaw knows why. She has uncovered a deadly secret but will anyone believe her? Can she stay alive long enough to persuade them she is right?

Contemporary / British English Mark Sway is eleven and he knows a terrible secret. He knows where a body is hidden. Some secrets are so dangerous that it's better not to tell. But it's just as dangerous if you don't. So Mark needs help fast... because there isn't much time.

In der Tradition von Truman Capotes ? Kaltbl?tig? widmet sich John Grisham einem Kriminalfall, der ersch?tterndes Zeugnis ablegt ?ber die Ungerechtigkeit eines modernen Rechtssystems. Brillant erz?hlt und getragen von gro?er Sympathie f?r seinen Helden, wird Ron Williamsons Schicksal zu einem packenden Thriller, der nicht mehr aus der Hand zu legen ist.

In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided? The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice. The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.

The best-selling author of The Last Juror, The Runaway Jury, A Time to Kill, and other tales of legal suspense presents his first work of nonfiction, in a compelling real-life legal thriller that follows the case of Ron Williamson, an aspiring ballplayer convicted of murder in a case tainted by lies and manufactured evidence. Reprint.

Presents the real-life case of Ron Williamson, a mentally ill former baseball player who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the 1982 murder of a 21-year-old woman in his Oklahoma hometown.