Through the course of nearly two decades of writing and the
publication of 22 books, John Grisham has been a perpetual occupant
of a top position on the New York Times bestseller list.
While recognized by most as the author of courtroom fiction,
Grisham has frequently deviated from those sagas that have made him
famous. In 2006, he delved into the world of true crime, writing
THE INNOCENT MAN: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. On occasion
he has ventured far from the courthouse and the law with novels
such as BLEACHERS and PLAYING FOR PIZZA. Regardless of the subject,
however, a bestselling book always seems to be the end result of
his hard work.
Grisham has achieved his greatest success inside the fictional
courtroom where his novels fall into two categories. Some
concentrate almost exclusively on the law. A TIME TO KILL, THE
RAINMAKER and THE APPEAL spend countless pages in the courtroom and
revolve around important legal issues that he wants readers to
contemplate. Others are less courtroom-focused and more
mystery-centered with lawyers simply being the spotlight of the
plot. In THE FIRM, THE CLIENT and THE BROKER, the protagonists
could have been non-attorneys without any major impact on the
novels.
THE ASSOCIATE, Grisham’s latest masterpiece, reached the
top 10 of Amazon purchases prior to its publication and is a
certain New York Times bestseller. It is one of
Grisham’s pseudo-courtroom mysteries. Because he is
constantly writing new novels, he is able to follow plot lines that
often capture the news of the moment. Here, he mixes events
reminiscent of the Duke University lacrosse players’ scandal
with equal parts of Wall Street lawyer misbehavior and a large
portion of industrial espionage, all coming together to create the
quintessential page-turning thriller that readers have co