The Judge's List

Besides the usual Grisham virtues of an arresting idea, polished plotting and vivid social snapshots, what’s impressive here is his willingness to take on fresh challenges * The Sunday Times *The shocks come thick and fast in this slick thriller that is impossible to put down * The Sun *Mary-Louise Parker narrates with a methodical clarity and an ominous energy that had me chewing my nails anxiously * THE TIMES, Audiobook of the Week *An excellent nail-bitingly tense thriller * Irish Independent *This year’s must read * SAGA Magazine *

Since The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time To Kill.

His first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, highlights work with organisations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted.

He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was distinguished with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

John lives on a farm in central Virginia.