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.
Titles in our offer
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
Drugi roman u serijalu „Ostrvo Kamino“. Vlasnik knjižare Brus Kejbl i pisci suočavaju se sa ubistvom usred razorne oluje. Klasični Grišamov triler pun neizvesnosti, književnog sveta i kriminala na idiličnom ostrvu.
Suradnik
Kajl Mekavoj je nadaren izuzetnim pravnim umom i sve bi u njegovom životu bilo savršeno da nije imao mračnu tajnu koja bi u trenu mogla da uništi njegove snove, karijeru, život.
The Broker
U svojim poslednjim satima u Ovalnom kabinetu, odlazeći predsednik je u poslednjem trenutku pomilovao Džoela Bekmana, ozloglašenog vašingtonskog moćnika koji je proteklih šest godina proveo skrivajući se u federalnom zatvoru.
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.