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In the meantime, the ex-wives, children and respective lawyers continue attempting to destroy and disprove all evidence of Troy Phelan's sanity and even the will itself. They finally decide not to contest the will in court, fearing that their testimony during the deposition will further hurt their case.
In a starred review, Publishers Weekly highlighted how Grisham is one of "only a few megaselling authors of popular fiction [who] deviate dramatically from formula". In line with this praise, they noted that "Grisham's fans may miss the stalwart lawyer-heroes and David vs. Goliath slant of his earlier work", given the fact that "every personage in this novel lies, cheats, steals and/or kills ...
Bestselling novelist John Grisham returns with a work of non-fiction, co-written by Jim McCloskey, the founder of Centurion, an organization that advocates for the wrongfully-convicted.
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town is a 2006 true crime book by John Grisham, his first nonfiction title. The book tells the story of Ronald 'Ron' Keith Williamson of Ada, Oklahoma, a former minor league baseball player who was wrongly convicted in 1988 of the rape and murder of Debra Sue Carter in Ada and was sentenced to death.
[6] [7] Additionally, it was the largest grossing R-rated movie of 1993 and of any film based on a Grisham novel. [8] The film was released while Grisham was at the height of his popularity. That week, Grisham and Michael Crichton evenly divided the top six paperback spots on The New York Times Best Seller list .
Grisham was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives when he wrote the book, and much of it was written while he was staying at the Sun-n-Sand Motor Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, a popular lodging establishment for state legislators. [6] [7] Grisham has also cited Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird as an influence.
The Summons is a legal thriller novel written by American author John Grisham, [1] first published in February 2002. Known for his courtroom dramas , Grisham once again explores the legal world in this novel, though with a significant departure into family dynamics and mystery.
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