John Grisham

Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby—writing his first novel.

Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn’t have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.

One day at the DeSoto County courthouse, Grisham overheard the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim and was inspired to start a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl’s father had murdered her assailants. Getting up at 5 a.m. every day to get in several hours of writing time before heading off to work, Grisham spent three years …

Books by John Grisham

John Grisham, John Grisham: A Time to Kill (Hardcover, 1989, Wynwood Press)

A Time to Kill

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John Grisham: The runaway jury (2003, Dell)

The runaway jury

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John Grisham: The broker (2005, Random House Large Print)

The broker

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John Grisham: The Reckoning (Paperback, 2019, Bantam)

The Reckoning

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John Grisham: De erfgenaam (Dutch language, 2013, A.W. Bruna Fictie) No rating

De erfgenaam

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John Grisham: Legítima defensa (Hardcover, Spanish language, 1996, Círculo de Lectores, S.A.)

Legítima defensa

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John Grisham: The Pelican Brief (2006)

The Pelican Brief

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John Grisham: The Pelican Brief (Hardcover, 1992, Doubleday) No rating

The Pelican Brief

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John Grisham: the firm (Paperback, 2010, Arrow Books)

the firm

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John Grisham: Ford County (Paperback, 2010, Dell)

Ford County

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