John Grisham
John Grisham is the most commercially successful legal thriller writer in the world, whose debut A Time to Kill and follow-up The Firm established the modern legal thriller as a major commercial genre. His novels sold over 300 million copies and were adapted into numerous successful films. He remains a dominant force in American commercial fiction.
Works
- A Time to KillLegal thriller about a young lawyer defending a Black man accused of murdering his daughter's rapist
- The FirmLegal thriller about a lawyer ensnared in a dangerous firm's criminal conspiracy
- The Pelican BriefLegal thriller centered on a Supreme Court justice's assassination and its investigation
- The ClientLegal thriller about a lawyer protecting a boy who witnessed his mother's murder
- The RainmakerLegal thriller following an underdog lawyer suing a corrupt insurance company
- The Runaway JuryLegal thriller about a jury that must decide if a gun manufacturer bears responsibility for murder