John Grisham

John Grisham Books For You

One of the most popular writers working today is John Grisham.  There are many John Grisham bestsellers. John Grisham books usually deal with lawyers and complex legal plots; with novels like The Appeal and The Associate John Grisham has fascinated the reading public. Why not consider buying a John Grisham book such as one of the following, all of which are available as paperback books?


A Time to Kill (1989): Grisham’s first novel and one of his most haunting, A Time to Kill deals with issues of racism and vigilante justice in the South.

The Firm (1991): In this, the first major John Grisham bestseller, Mitchell McDeere, a talented young lawyer fresh out of law school, is drawn into the world of organized crime, where he soon finds his life in danger.

The Pelican Brief (1993): When two Supreme Court justices with widely diverging views are assassinated, a law student named Darby Shaw begins to unravel the mystery behind the murders. Soon, Darby knows too much and is on the run from the assassins herself.

The Chamber (1994): A young lawyer named Adam Hall heads to Mississippi, the state of his birth, in order to take up the seemingly hopeless case of his grandfather, a Klansman convicted of murder and facing imminent execution. But as time passes and the date of the execution nears, Adam begins to discover new and disturbing information he could never have imagined.

The Appeal (2008): In returns once more to Mississippi for a story about corporate greed and the corruption of elected officials. The plot of this novel was inspired by real-life events.

The Associate (2009): With creates another protagonist like many of his others: a young, promising lawyer named Kyle McAvoy. Kyle hopes to use his talent for a good cause, but is blackmailed by a sinister figure into compromising his values.

These books and more demonstrate why Grisham is such a popular author, with a following similar to romance writer Nora Roberts or thriller author James Patterson.