The Appeal, (Paperback)

from Clara53

With every new legal thriller Grisham's disgust with American legal system is becoming more and more pronounced, his skeptical attitude more visible, his cynical opinion is more expressed. Each one of them is still a page-turner, unlike a few books that he tried to write in another genre inbetwee...

from gophergolfer

Not a mystery. A tale of skulduggery in the election of state supreme court justices. It is all fictional, and represents John Grisham's take on politics in the judiciary of a state. Not really very good writing. Not much to take from this and several times along the way I wondered why I was read...

from lrobe190

When a local jury awards a huge settlement against Krane Chemical Co. for polluting the water supply in a small Mississippi town, Krane appeals to the state Supreme Court. There is one position on the court which is up for election and the CEO of Krane arranges to "hire" a new justice that will r...

from ctfrench

For years, Krane Chemical dumped chemical toxins into the water supply of Bowmore, Mississippi, causing major illnesses and deaths from cancer to rise significantly. Upon the filing of a lawsuit against Krane, the company closes down its facilities and moves to Mexico. When a jury in rural Missis...

from CDianeK

Grisham's books have been losing their, well, appeal for me over the last several years. While The Appeal is better than some, it's not near the glory days of his early work. The plot is intriguing enough, but the characters are one, or possibly half-dimensional. The victims, the good lawyers, th...