Grisham, John

John Ray Grisham, Jr. ( born February 8, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. His books have been translated into 42 languages. He graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade and served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990. He began writing his first novel, A Time to Kill, in 1984; it was published in June 1989.

As of 2012, his books had sold over 275 million copies worldwide^] A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell 2 million copies on a first printing; the others are Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling.

Grisham's first bestseller was The Firm (1991); it sold more than seven million copies.

My Opinion: He wrote a book called "The King of Torts". I call him "the King of legal Thrillers" . Great stories. Most are courtroom dramas with very interesting story lines. Occasionally can be a little preachy with certain topics but still great reads. I strongly recommend his work.

(#) Just finished his newest, Rogue Lawyer. Different, but also continuing his championing certain causes. In this case, unscrupulous and unethical police and judicial practises.

Lucien Wilbanks novels[edit]

A close friend of Jake Brigance and an important supporting character in A Time to Kill, Wilbanks also appears alongside Harry Rex Vonner in The Last Juror and opposite both Brigance and Vonner in Sycamore Row. In the A Time to Kill film Wilbanks is played by Donald Sutherland.

• • A Time to Kill (1989)

  • The Last Juror (2004)

  • Sycamore Row (2013)

Harry Rex Vonner novels[edit]

A key supporting character in A Time to Kill and a close friend of Jake Brigance, also appearing opposite Brigance and Lucien Wilbanks in Sycamore Row. He also earlier appears alongside Wilbanks alone in The Last Juror and by himself as a minor character inThe Summons and in the short story Fish Files. In the film version of A Time to Kill Vonner is played by Oliver Platt.

• • A Time to Kill (1989)

  • The Summons (2002)

  • The Last Juror (2004)

  • Fish Files (2009)

  • Sycamore Row (2013)

Theodore Boone series[edit]

• • Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010)

  • Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011)

  • Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012)

  • Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013)

  • Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015)

  • Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016)

List of Fictional Novels[edit]

• • A Time To Kill (1989)

  • The Firm (1991)

  • The Pelican Brief (1992)

  • The Client (1993)

  • The Chamber (1994)

  • The Rainmaker (1995)

  • The Runaway Jury (1996)

  • The Partner (1997)

  • The Street Lawyer (1998)

  • The Testament (1999)

  • The Brethren (2000)

  • A Painted House^† (2001)

  • Skipping Christmas^† (2001)

  • The Summons (2002)

  • The King of Torts (2003)

  • Bleachers^† (2003)

  • The Last Juror (2004)

  • The Broker (2005)

  • Playing for Pizza^† (2007)

  • The Appeal (2008)

  • The Associate (2009)

  • The Confession (2010)

• Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010) X

  • The Litigators (2011)

  • Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011)

  • Calico Joe^† (2012)

  • The Racketeer (2012)

  • Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012)

  • Sycamore Row (2013)

  • Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013)

  • Gray Mountain (2014)

• Rogue Lawyer (2015) X

  • Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015)

  • The Whistler (2016) X

• Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016) X 3/17

  • Camino Island ordered 6/17 X

  • The RoosterBar X

  • The Innocent X

• The Reckoning

• The Guardians

• Camino Winds^† (2020)

  • A Time for Mercy (2020) hold 10/20

  • Sooley^† (2021) hold 7/1

  • The Judges List (October 19, 2021) not issued

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