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John Grisham is a bestselling author best known for legal thrillers that combine courtroom drama with sharp examinations of justice and corruption. A former attorney, he has written more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, translated into nearly fifty languages, and has twice won the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. He also serves on the boards of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, reflecting his longstanding interest in wrongful convictions and criminal justice reform. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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Jake Brigance


A Thriller & Suspense series (1989 - 2022)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Courtroom drama steeped in Southern history and racial tension
  • Small-town Mississippi trials splitting whole communities
  • Lawyers staking everything on one explosive case

The Firm Series


A Thriller & Suspense series (1991 - 2023)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Dream jobs turning into deadly traps
  • Lawyers hunted by employers and the FBI
  • Legal thrillers with international conspiracy stakes

Theodore Boone


A Children & Middle Grade series (2010 - 2019)

Rogue Lawyer


A Thriller & Suspense series (2015 - 2016)

The Whistler


A Thriller & Suspense series (2016 - 2021)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Corruption hunts inside Florida's legal system
  • Whistleblower thrillers with life-or-death pressure
  • Cat-and-mouse suspense against hidden predators in plain sight

Camino


A Thriller & Suspense series (2017 - 2024)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Rare books and literary-world crime
  • Sun-soaked Florida intrigue with danger under the surface
  • Writers and booksellers chasing deadly secrets

The French Illusion


A Thriller & Suspense series (2026 - 2026)

Standalone Fiction

The Pelican Brief: A Novel

The Client

The Chamber

The Rainmaker

The Runaway Jury

The Partner

The Street Lawyer

The Testament

The Brethren

A Painted House

Skipping Christmas

The Summons

The King of Torts

Bleachers

The Last Juror

The Broker

Playing for Pizza

The Appeal

The Associate

Ford County: Stories

Ford County: Stories

Short story collection

The Confession

The Litigators

Fetching Raymond

Fetching Raymond

Short story collection

Calico Joe

The Racketeer

Gray Mountain

The Rooster Bar

The Reckoning

The Guardians

Sooley

Sooley


The Boys from Biloxi

The Widow

Standalone Non-fiction

The Innocent Man

Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

Shaken

Shaken

Little Stacks of Thriller & Suspense

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