John Grisham

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John Grisham is a bestselling author known for his legal thrillers.
He has written 49 consecutive #1 bestsellers, translated into nearly 50 languages.
Grisham's work often explores issues within the criminal justice system.
He has won the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction twice and received the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.
When not writing, Grisham serves on the boards of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, organizations dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals.
He lives on a farm in central Virginia and continues to produce popular novels that captivate readers worldwide.

Books by John Grisham

The Widow

by John Grisham

A broke lawyer seizes a widow's fortune, then poison kills her and he's charged with murder.

4.05

100k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🌄 Small Town Virginia 💰 Hidden Fortune 🏥 Medical Thriller

Immersive

The Widow

A broke lawyer seizes a widow's fortune, then poison kills her and he's charged with murder.

by John Grisham 2025 404 pages

4.05

100k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Wrongful Conviction 🌄 Small Town Virginia 💰 Hidden Fortune 🏥 Medical Thriller

A Time to Kill

by John Grisham • 1989

A father kills his daughter's rapists in court. Can a young lawyer save him from execution?

4.12

800k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🔫 Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Tensions 🖤 Racial Injustice

Immersive

A Time to Kill

A father kills his daughter's rapists in court. Can a young lawyer save him from execution?

by John Grisham 1989 738 pages

4.12

800k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🔫 Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Tensions 🖤 Racial Injustice

The Client

by John Grisham • 2005

An eleven-year-old knows the Mafia's darkest secret. The FBI wants it. The mob wants him dead.

4.06

400k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 👁️ Witness To Crime ⚠️ Child In Jeopardy ⚖️ Lawyer Client Bond 🐈 Cat And Mouse

The Client

An eleven-year-old knows the Mafia's darkest secret. The FBI wants it. The mob wants him dead.

by John Grisham 2005 483 pages

4.06

400k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 👁️ Witness To Crime ⚠️ Child In Jeopardy ⚖️ Lawyer Client Bond 🐈 Cat And Mouse

The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham • 1992

A law student's theory about two murdered justices uncovers a conspiracy worth killing to protect.

4.06

400k+

⚖️ Legal Conspiracy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏃 Woman On The Run 🔫 Hired Assassin 🏴 Political Cover-Up

The Pelican Brief

A law student's theory about two murdered justices uncovers a conspiracy worth killing to protect.

by John Grisham 1992 400 pages

4.06

400k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Conspiracy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏃 Woman On The Run 🔫 Hired Assassin 🏴 Political Cover-Up

The Runaway Jury

by John Grisham • 1996

A billion-dollar tobacco trial. One juror. And a verdict for sale to the highest bidder.

4.03

300k+

🎭 Jury Manipulation 🚬 Big Tobacco 💰 Corrupt Justice 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🔀 Double Cross

The Runaway Jury

A billion-dollar tobacco trial. One juror. And a verdict for sale to the highest bidder.

by John Grisham 1996 464 pages

4.03

300k+ ratings

🎭 Jury Manipulation 🚬 Big Tobacco 💰 Corrupt Justice 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🔀 Double Cross

The Rainmaker

by John Grisham • 1995

A broke law grad sues an insurance giant that denied a dying boy his only chance.

4.02

200k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🎓 Rookie Lawyer 🏢 Corporate Corruption 🏆 Underdog Victory 💔 Medical Injustice

The Rainmaker

A broke law grad sues an insurance giant that denied a dying boy his only chance.

by John Grisham 1995 419 pages

4.02

200k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🎓 Rookie Lawyer 🏢 Corporate Corruption 🏆 Underdog Victory 💔 Medical Injustice

Camino Island

by John Grisham • 2017

Fitzgerald manuscripts vanish. A broke writer must charm a Florida island bookseller to find them.

3.83

100k+

🔫 Heist Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 🕵️ Undercover Operation ✍️ Writer Protagonist 😏 Charming Rogue

Camino Island

Fitzgerald manuscripts vanish. A broke writer must charm a Florida island bookseller to find them.

by John Grisham 2017 290 pages

3.83

100k+ ratings

🔫 Heist Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 🕵️ Undercover Operation ✍️ Writer Protagonist 😏 Charming Rogue

The Chamber

by John Grisham • 1994

A young lawyer races to save his grandfather, a Klansman facing execution in four weeks.

3.86

100k+

⛓️ Death Row Drama ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🙏 Atonement And Guilt 🏚️ Dark Family Legacy ⚡ Race And Justice

The Chamber

A young lawyer races to save his grandfather, a Klansman facing execution in four weeks.

by John Grisham 1994 632 pages

3.86

100k+ ratings

⛓️ Death Row Drama ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🙏 Atonement And Guilt 🏚️ Dark Family Legacy ⚡ Race And Justice

The Street Lawyer

by John Grisham • 1998

A hostage crisis compels a corporate lawyer to defend the very people his firm evicted.

3.89

100k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 💭 Crisis Of Conscience 🏠 Homeless Advocacy 🔫 Hostage Survival 🇺🇸 Washington Dc

The Street Lawyer

A hostage crisis compels a corporate lawyer to defend the very people his firm evicted.

by John Grisham 1998 384 pages

3.89

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 💭 Crisis Of Conscience 🏠 Homeless Advocacy 🔫 Hostage Survival 🇺🇸 Washington Dc

The Firm

by John Grisham • 1991

A young lawyer joins a Memphis firm where the salary is generous and leaving is fatal.

4.26

100k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 👔 Organized Crime 👁️ Surveillance Paranoia 🪤 Gilded Cage 🏃 Escape Plan

The Firm

A young lawyer joins a Memphis firm where the salary is generous and leaving is fatal.

by John Grisham 1991 501 pages

4.26

100k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 👔 Organized Crime 👁️ Surveillance Paranoia 🪤 Gilded Cage 🏃 Escape Plan

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