The Runaway Jury, (Hardcover)

from jbarr5

The Runaway Jury by John Grisham Read one other book by this author and thought I'd try another as I enjoyed the process of the clues to solving the mysteries that arise. Love how he captures your attention and holds it for the whole book as the plot moves along. Interesting learning how the toba...

from PaulaGalvan

Moral issues related to big tobacco companies are a hot topic in this novel and real life. The arguments—on both sides—made in this fictitious courtroom battle are thought-provoking, especially if you are a smoker. But then, The Runaway Jury is just a novel. Right? It's a crazy story of big-money...

from SamuelW

Readers, leave your morals at the door. There is something oddly satisfying about carefully-planned crime - the cleverer, the better. So, in the vein of Ocean's Eleven and Artemis Fowl, Grisham gives us The Runaway Jury - an absorbing, quick-paced tale of justice gone awry. The novel's premise of...

from meyben

A civil lawsuit against the tobaccoindustry put 12 juriors, a consultant and an outside influence to change the course of law. You could have a better understanding of how courts work.

from areadingmachine

Came out when Grisham was putting out a new one every month. Grisham by the numbers I call this one. Mildly interesting to be on the juror side of things and looks at juror selection and tampering. The book is about Big Tobacco (not arms like the movie is) and one juror being on the inside and me...