Bøger af John Grisham

The story of a former high school quarterback who returns to his hometown 15 years later with other former teammates to bury the coach who molded them into an unbeatable football dynasty.

A departure from his acclaimed legal thrillers, Grisham's #1 "New York Times" bestseller about an American's introduction to Italian football and food is now available in mass-market paperback.

In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA.

#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER A pillar of the community who towered over local law and politics for forty years, Judge Atlee is now a shadow of his former self--a sick, lonely old man who has withdrawn to his sprawling ancestral home in Clanton, Mississippi. Knowing that the end is near, Judge Atlee has issued a summons for his two sons to return to Clanton to discuss his estate. Ray Atlee is the elder, a Virginia law professor, newly single, still enduring the aftershocks of a surprise divorce. Forrest is Ray's younger brother, the family's black sheep. The summons is typed by the Judge himself, on his handsome old stationery, and gives the date and time for Ray and Forrest to appear in his study. Ray reluctantly heads south to his hometown, to the place he now prefers to avoid. But the family meeting does not take place. The Judge dies too soon, and in doing so leaves behind a shocking secret known only to Ray . . . and perhaps to someone else.

The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.

#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER Once he was a well-liked, well-paid young partner in a thriving Mississippi law firm. Then Patrick Lanigan stole ninety million dollars from his own firm--and ran for his life. For four years, he evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down. Now Patrick is coming home. And in the Mississippi city where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin. As prosecutors circle like sharks, as Patrick's lawyer prepares his defense, as Patrick's lover prays for his deliverance and his former partners wait for their revenge, another story is about to emerge. Because Patrick Lanigan, the most reviled white-collar criminal of his time, knows something that no one else in the world knows. He knows the truth.

#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions--a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil. Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate goes crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own.

In the long-awaited successor to the novel that launched his phenomenal career, John Grisham brings us the powerful sequel to A Time to Kill. As filled with page-turning twists as it is with legal mastery, Sycamore Row proves beyond doubt that John Grisham is in a league of his own.Jake Brigance has never met Seth Hubbard, or even heard of him, until the old man's suicide note names him attorney for his estate. The will is dynamite. Seth has left ninety per cent of his vast, secret fortune to his housemaid.The vultures are circling even before the body is cold: the only subject more incendiary than money in Ford County is race, and this case has both.AS the relatives contest the will, and unscrupulous lawyers hasten to benefit, Jake searches for answers to the many questions left by Seth Hubbard's death:What made him write that last-minute will leaving everything to a poor black woman named Lettie Lang?Why did he choose to kill himself on the desolate piece of land known as Sycamore Row?And what was it that Seth and his brother witnessed as children that, in his words, 'no human should ever see'?

23 år gamle Willie Traynor kjøpte den konkurstruede lokale ukeavisen The Ford County Times i 1970. Men opplaget fortsetter og synke, og Willie er i ferd med å miste håpet. Men så blir alemoren Rhoda Kassellaw voldtatt og myrdet foran øynene på sine to barn. Før hun dør, rekker hun å si at det var Danny Padgitt som gjorde det. Willie slår saken stort opp, og selger aviser som aldri før. Han vinner også respekt fordi han tør å sette seg opp mot den mektige Padgitt-klanen. Danny Padgitt blir dømt til fengsel på livstid til tross for at han truer jurymedlemmene med døden hvis de finner han skyldig. Men i staten Mississippi betyr ikke livstid mer enn ni år i fengsel, og etter ni år blir Danny løslatt på prøve. Han vender tilbake til Ford County - hevnens time er kommet.

Neely Crenshaw var sannsynligvis den beste quarterback som noensinne hadde spilt for de legendariske Messina Spartans. Femten år senere, vender Neely hjem til Messina for begrave treneren Eddie Rake - mannen som formet The Spartans til å bli et uslåelig amerikansk fotballdynasti. Mens Eddie Rakes "gutter" sitter på tribunen og venter på at man skal dimme lyskasterne som et tegn på at treneren har gått bort, gjenopplever de gamle triumfer og forsøker å bestemme seg for om de elsker Eddie Rake, eller hater ham.

Forsvareren Clay Carter er utbrent i en alder av 31 år. Han er forvist til et kontor som han skammer seg over å vise til sine venner, og han vil gjerne komme seg bort. Men han har ikke noe sted å dra. Nå er han attpåtil belemret med nok en meningsløs drapssak, som tynger ham mer for hver time som går. Men så dukker Max Pace opp og tilbyr ham 15 millioner dollar og egen praksis i fasjonable omgivelser. Den meningsløse drapssaken får med ett mening, og Clay befinner seg midt i en svært delikat sak mot et av verdens ledende legemiddelfirma.

Luther og Nora Krang bestemmer seg for å kutte ut julefeiringen, de vil heller dra på ferie til Karibien. Det viser seg at det ikke blir så lett å komme seg unna, og beslutningen får uante konsekvenser.

Ray Atlee er jussprofessor ved Universitetet i Virginia. Han er 43 år og nyskilt. Hans yngre bror, Forrest, er familiens sorte får. Faren er kjent for alle som dommer Atlee, en elsket og mektig dommer som har styrt den lokale lov og politikk de siste 40 årene. Nå har han trukket seg tilbake, og med enden i sikte, sender han bud på sønnene for å diskutere eiendommen. Men familiemøtet finner aldri sted. Dommeren dør for tidlig, og etterlater en sjokkerende hemmelighet som bare Ray kjenner til. Og kanskje en person til.

Trumble er et åpent, statlig fengsel, og huser det vanlige utvalget av relativt ufarlige kriminelle, deriblant tre tidligere dommere som kaller seg Broderskapet. De møtes hver dag i det juridiske biblioteket, hvor de skriver prosesskrift, gir juridiske råd til de andre innsatte og driver advokatvirksomhet uten bevilgning. De tilbringer også mange timer med å svare på kontaktannonser og med å skrive brev. Dette er et ledd i en omfattende utpressingsplan. En dag svarer de på en annonse fra en mektig mann. En mann med farlige venner. Broderskapets fredelige og rolige dager er forbi.

'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett Sometimes you have to fight dirty to get clean.Sebastian Rudd takes the cases no one else wants to take: the drug-addled punk accused of murdering two little girls; a crime lord on death row; a homeowner accused of shooting at a SWAT team. Rudd believes that every person accused of a crime is entitled to a fair trial - even if he has to cheat to get one. He antagonises people from both sides of the law: his last office was firebombed, either by drug dealers or cops. He doesn't know or care which.But things are about to get even more complicated for Sebastian. Arch Swanger is the prime suspect in the abduction and presumed murder of 21-year-old Jiliana Kemp, the daughter of the assistant chief of police. When Swanger asks Sebastian to represent him, he lets Sebastian in on a terrible secret ...one that will threaten everything Sebastian holds dear. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer is the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

Denne boken inneholder syv noveller hvor handlingen er lagt til Ford county, Mississippi. Vi møter blant annet Inez Graney som reiser sammen med sine to eldste sønner for å besøke yngstesønnen som er dømt til døden, en advokat som bestemmer seg for å begynne et nytt liv etter en uventet telefonsamtale og en stillferdig mann med en plan om å ruinere en casinoeier med spilleferdighetene sine fordi han stjal konen hans.

Kyle er jusstudent med glimrende eksamener. Fremtiden virker lys, men han har en mørk hemmelighet som faller i urette hender. Han blir presset til å ta en jobb i et advokatfirma og han forventes å lyve, stjele og ta del i opplegg som kan sende ham i fengsel, eller enda verre bli drept.

Rick Dockery spilte amerikansk fotball på forskjellige amerikanske klubber helt til han tabbet seg ut og ingen ville ha ham lenger. Men siden fotball er det eneste han er god i, nekter han å gi opp. Han reiser til Italia for å spille for Panterne i Parma. Han vet ingenting om Italia, har aldri vært i Europa og forstår ikke et ord italiensk. Han har med andre ord en utfordring foran seg - og et par overraskelser.

Dette er historien om Ron Williamson, baseballstjernen som i 1987 ble arrestert og tiltalt for overlagt drap. Alle fysiske bevis manglet, men Williamson ble likevel dømt til døden av en jury som ikke likte ham. I 1994, etter tolv år i dødscelle, ble han renvasket av en DNA-analyse.

Boken forteller historien om syv år gamle Luke Chandler, som bor sammen med familien sin ved bomullsmarkene i Arkansas. I seks uker plukkes det bomull, og Luke ser og hører ting en syvåring ikke er forberedt på, og han holder på hemmeligheter som ikke bare truer avlingen, men som vil forandre livet for familien hans for alltid.

Troy Phelan er en av de rikeste mennene i USA, og arvingene hans flokker seg rundt ham mens de venter på at han skal dø. Da testamentet blir lest opp, viser det seg at Phelan har klart å overraske alle. Det blir advokaten Nate O'Riley som må forsøke å holde styr på de griske arvingene.

Michael er en ung suksessrik advokat i det prestisjetunge Drake & Sweeney, et stort firma i Washington D.C. Han vil etter planen blir opptatt som partner om tre år, og fremtiden er sikret. En dag kommer en uteligger inn i firmaet og truer med å drepe ham. Overfallsmannen blir drept, mens Michael overlever. I jakten på å finne ut hvem denne mannen var, kommer han over en hemmelighet som viser seg å involvere Drake & Sweeney. Det blir bråstopp i karrieren og Michael må forlate firmaet. Han passer imidlertid på å ta med seg en topphemmelig fil.

IN THE BASEBALL DRAFT OF 1971, RON WILLIAMSON WAS THE FIRST PLAYER CHOSEN FROM OKLAHOMA. SIGNING WITH OAKLAND, HE SAID GOODBYE TO HIS SMALL HOME TOWN AND LEFT FOR CALIFORNIA TO PURSUE HIS DREAMS OF GLORY. SIX YEARS LATER HE WAS BACK, HIS DREAMS BROKEN BY A BAD ARM AND BAD HABITS - DRINKING, DRUGS AND WOMEN. HE BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. UNABLE TO KEEP A JOB, HE MOVED IN WITH HIS MOTHER AND SLEPT 20 HOURS A DAY ON HER SOFA. IN 1982, A 21 YEAR-OLD COCKTAIL WAITRESS, DEBRA SUE CARTER, WAS RAPED AND MURDERED, AND FOR FIVE YEARS THE CRIME WENT UNSOLVED. FINALLY, DESPERATE FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME, POLICE CAME TO SUSPECT RON WILLIAMSON AND HIS FRIEND DENNIS FRITZ. THE TWO WERE FINALLY ARRESTED IN 1987 AND CHARGED WITH MURDER. WITH NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, THE PROSECUTION S CASE WAS BUILT ON JUNK SCIENCE AND THE TESTIMONY OF JAILHOUSE SNITCHES AND CONVICTS. DENNIS FRITZ WAS FOUND GUILTY AND GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE. RON WILLIAMSON WAS SENT TO DEATH ROW. BUT AS GRISHAM METHODICALLY LAYS OUT, THERE WAS NO CASE AGAINST HIM. RON WILLIAMSON WAS WRONGLY CONDEMNED TO DIE. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT IN AMERICA YOU ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY, THIS BOOK WILL SHOCK YOU. IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE DEATH PENALTY, THIS BOOK WILL DISTURB YOU. IF YOU BELIEVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS FAIR, THIS BOOK WILL INFURIATE YOU. अडा या ओक्लाहोमाच्या छोट्या गावातील रॉन विल्यमसन... बेसबॉलमध्ये उज्ज्वल भविष्य असताना दारू आणि अमली पदार्थांच्या आहारी गेलेला, विचित्र वागणारा, आईबरोबर राहणारा एक बेरोजगार, घटस्फोटित, मानसिक विकारांनी त्रस्त तरुण.. नाइट क्लबमध्ये काम करणाऱ्या डेबी कार्टर या कॉकटेल वेट्रेसवर अमानुष बलात्कार करून तिचा खून करण्यात येतो... खुनाच्या आदल्या रात्री ग्लेन गोअर या माणसाबरोबर तिला पाहिल्याचं बNयाच साक्षीदारांनी सांगूनही रॉन विल्यमसनवर या खुनाचा आळ येतो...

In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change.Then she meets a mysterious woman who is so frightened she uses a number of aliases. Jeri Crosby's father was murdered twenty years earlier in a case that remains unsolved and that has grown stone cold. But Jeri has a suspect whom she has become obsessed with and has stalked for two decades. Along the way, she has discovered other victims.Suspicions are easy enough, but proof seems impossible. The man is brilliant, patient, and always one step ahead of law enforcement. He is the most cunning of all serial killers. He knows forensics, police procedure, and most important: he knows the law.He is a judge, in Florida-under Lacy's jurisdiction.He has a list, with the names of his victims and targets, all unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have crossed his path and wronged him in some way. How can Lacy pursue him, without becoming the next name on his list?The Judge's List is by any measure John Grisham's most surprising, chilling novel yet.

Worldwide bestseller John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his most suspenseful thriller yet.