by JohnGrisham (Author)
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company. They have been accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it. But chemical company owner, Carl Trudeau, decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice. The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about the electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Century
Published: 03 Jul 2008
ISBN 10: 1844138550
ISBN 13: 9781844138555
Book Overview: The latest legal thriller from international number one bestselling author John Grisham
Building a remarkable degree of suspense...Grisham delivers his savviest book in years. His extended vacation from hard-hitting fiction is over. --Janet Maslin, The New York Times
A novel that could become its own era-defining classic. John Grisham holds up that same mirror to our age as Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities. -- The Boston Globe
Chilling and timeless. -- The Washington Post
An intricately detailed, involving story...the ending may surprise you. -- People
Stirring popular fiction that doubles as an important public-service announcement. -- Entertainment Weekly
Packs a wallop...The timing, in the midst of all the presidential primaries, makes it all the more compelling. - USA Today
Fascinating...filled with deadly accurate characterizations by and author who knows both the law and politics from the inside. - Los Angeles Times
A clever story and thoughtful plot...Grisham c
Chilling and timeless. --The Washington Post
Fascinating . . . filled with deadly accurate characterizations by an author who knows both the law and politics from the inside. -- Los Angeles Times
Grisham holds up that same mirror to our age as Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities . -- The Boston Globe
Packs a wallop. -- USA Today