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.
Titel im Angebot
Die Akte
Die Firma
Briljantni mladi advokat Mič Mekdir prihvata posao iz snova u prestižnoj advokatskoj firmi u Memfisu. Ubrzo otkriva da je firma u vlasništvu mafije i da pere novac. Počinje opasna igra sa FBI-jem i mafijom.
Izgubljeni rukopis
Nakon krađe Ficdžeraldovih rukopisa iz Prinstona, pisac Merser Man putuje na ostrvo Kamino kako bi se približio trgovcu retkim knjigama Brusu Kejblu i otkrio istinu.
Prešućena krivnja
Von den Gerichtssälen und Gefängnissen im ländlichen Mississippi bis zum kriegszerrütteten Pazifik bietet uns John Grisham eine epische und fesselnde Saga über eine Südstaatenfamilie, über Liebe und Krieg und tief verborgene Geheimnisse.
Smrt u oluji
Drugi roman serijala Otok Camino. Vlasnik knjižare Bruce Cable i pisci suočavaju se s ubojstvom usred razorne oluje. Klasični Grishamov triler pun napetosti, književnog svijeta i zločina na idiličnom otoku.
Suradnik
Kyle McAvoy obdaren je izuzetnim pravničkim umom i sve bi u njegovu životu bilo savršeno da nema mračne tajne koja bi mu u trenu mogla uništiti snove, karijeru, život.
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.