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.

Livres de John Grisham

La Veuve

par John Grisham

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

4.07

100 000+

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

Immersif

La Veuve

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

par John Grisham 2025 416 pages

4.07

100 000+ évaluations

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

Non coupable

par John Grisham • 1989

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

4.12

800 000+

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

Immersif

Non coupable

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

par John Grisham 1989 738 pages

4.12

800 000+ évaluations

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

Le client

par John Grisham • 2005

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

4.06

400 000+

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

Le client

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

par John Grisham 2005 483 pages

4.06

400 000+ évaluations

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

The Pelican Brief

par John Grisham • 1992

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

4.06

400 000+

⚖️ 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.

par John Grisham 1992 400 pages

4.06

400 000+ évaluations

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

L'Idéaliste

par John Grisham • 1996

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

4.03

300 000+

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

L'Idéaliste

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

par John Grisham 1996 464 pages

4.03

300 000+ évaluations

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

L'Idéaliste

par John Grisham • 1995

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

4.02

200 000+

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

L'Idéaliste

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

par John Grisham 1995 419 pages

4.02

200 000+ évaluations

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

L'Île aux manuscrits

par John Grisham • 2017

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

3.83

100 000+

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

L'Île aux manuscrits

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

par John Grisham 2017 290 pages

3.83

100 000+ évaluations

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

Le couloir de la mort

par John Grisham • 1994

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

3.86

100 000+

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

Le couloir de la mort

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

par John Grisham 1994 632 pages

3.86

100 000+ évaluations

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

The Street Lawyer

par John Grisham • 1998

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

3.89

100 000+

🏛️ 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.

par John Grisham 1998 384 pages

3.89

100 000+ évaluations

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

The Judge's List

par John Grisham • 2021

An anonymous tip pulls a judicial investigator into the hunt for a serial killer on the bench.

4.14

100 000+

⚖️ Legal Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🔍 Amateur Investigator 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game 🧠 Methodical Killer

The Judge's List

An anonymous tip pulls a judicial investigator into the hunt for a serial killer on the bench.

par John Grisham 2021 357 pages

4.14

100 000+ évaluations

⚖️ Legal Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🔍 Amateur Investigator 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game 🧠 Methodical Killer

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