John Grisham
John Grisham (born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA) is an American writer best known for his legal thrillers, a former lawyer, and politician. After graduating from law school in 1981, he practiced law in Mississippi, which would later greatly influence his literary work. In his political career, he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990.
He wrote his first novel, A Time to Kill (1989), inspired by a case he had worked on as a lawyer. Although it was not a great success at first, his second book, The Firm (1991), became an international bestseller and was adapted into a Hollywood film. This was followed by hits such as The Pelican Case, The Client, The Jury, The Last Juror, and many others.
Grisham has written more than 40 novels, many of which have been adapted into films and TV series. His works are characterized by an accessible style, suspenseful plots, moral dilemmas, and social criticism, often addressing corruption, the legal system, and the struggle for justice. Although best known for his thrillers, Grisham has also dabbled in other genres, including sports fiction and children's literature.
He currently lives in Virginia and Mississippi, actively writing and participating in various humanitarian initiatives.
Naslovi u ponudi
A Painted House
A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.
Die Firma
Brilliant young lawyer Mitch McDeere accepts a dream job at a prestigious law firm in Memphis. He soon discovers that the firm is owned by the mob and is laundering money. A dangerous game begins with the FBI and the mob.
Izgubljeni rukopis
After the theft of Fitzgerald's manuscripts from Princeton, writer Mercer Mann travels to Camino Island to get close to rare book dealer Bruce Cable and uncover the truth.
Prešućena krivnja
From the courtrooms and prisons of rural Mississippi to the war-ravaged Pacific, John Grisham offers us an epic and compelling saga of a Southern family, of love and war, and of secrets that are deeply hidden.
Smrt u oluji
The second novel in the Camino Island series. Bookstore owner Bruce Cable and the writers confront a murder in the midst of a devastating storm. A classic Grisham thriller full of suspense, literary world, and crime on an idyllic island.
Suradnik
Kyle McAvoy is gifted with an exceptional legal mind and everything in his life would be perfect if he didn't have a dark secret that could destroy his dreams, his career, his life in an instant.
The Broker
U svojim posljednjim satima u Ovalnom uredu, odlazeći predsjednik daje kontroverzno pomilovanje u posljednjem trenutku Joelu Backmanu, zloglasnom moćniku iz Washingtona koji je posljednjih šest godina proveo skrivajući se u saveznoj zatvorskoj kaznionici.
The street lawyer
John Grisham vratio se sa svojom najnovijom sudskom zagonetkom, Uličnim odvjetnikom. Ovaj put gospodar pravnih trilera zaranja u svijet beskućnika, posebice u njihov jedva čujni pravni glas u svijetu kojim dominiraju velike, svemoćne odvjetničke tvrtke.