John Grisham

Amerikan suosituimman tarinankertojan uusin lakitupajännäri.Tervetuloa takaisin, Mitch McDeere! Grishamin Firma-läpimurtoromaanista tuttu sankari joutuu taas uuden rikosvyyhdin keskelle.Mitch ja Abby McDeere asuvat Manhattanilla, jossa Mitch on maailman suurimman asianajotoimiston osakas. Kun vanha mentori Roomasta pyytää palvelusta, juttu vie Mitchin kauas maailmalle. Pian hän huomaa olevansa keskellä pahaenteistä tapahtumaketjua, joka saattaa vaaraan hänen kollegansa, ystävänsä ja myös perheensä. Vuodet ovat koulineet Mitchin pysyttelemään aina askelen edellä vastustajiaan, mutta tällä kertaa hänellä ei ole paikkaa, johon piiloutua.John Grisham (s. 1955) on maailman arvostetuimpia ja menestyneimpiä jännityskirjailijoita, jonka romaanit päätyvät aina New York Timesin bestsellerlistan ykkössijalle. Grisham toimi asianajajana ja Mississippin osavaltion lainsäädäntöelimen jäsenenä, kun hänen esikoisteoksensa On aika tappaa julkaistiin vuonna 1989. Läpimurtoromaaninsa Firman hän julkaisi vuonna 1991. Grishamin kirjoissa esiintyy usein lipeviä lakimiehiä, joita ”amerikkalaiset inhoavat, mutta rakastavat lukea heistä”. Lähes kaikki Grishamin teokset on filmatisoitu.”John Grisham on tarinankertojana suunnilleen paras joka meillä on.”- The New York Times Book Review

Murha myrskyn silmässä.Tervetuloa takaisin Caminosaarelle, jolla mitä tahansa voi tapahtua - jopa murha keskellä hurrikaania.Floridan rannikolla riehuu myrsky. Suurin osa Caminosaaren asukkaista laudoittaa kotinsa ja pakenee mantereelle. Paikallinen kirjakauppias Bruce Cable päättää kuitenkin jäädä saarelle. Hurrikaani on tuhoisa: kodit ja liiketilat sortuvat, kadut tulvivat ja kymmenkunta ihmistä menettää henkensä. Yksi uhreista on Brucen ystävä, jännityskirjailija Nelson Kerr. Kuolemassa on kuitenkin jotain outoa. Kuoliko Nelson todella tapaturmaisesti?Yhdysvaltalainen John Grisham (s. 1955) on yksi maailman arvostetuimmista ja menestyneimmistä jännityskirjailijoista, jonka suosio on säilynyt läpi vuosikymmenten. Grisham on saanut useita palkintoja, ja hänen teoksiaan on käännetty liki 50 kielelle. Monet hänen kirjoistaan on myös filmatisoitu. Caminon tuulet jatkaa sarjaa, jossa on aiemmin ilmestynyt teos Caminosaari.

Pete Banning var stadens älsklingsson, en krigsveteran nyss hemkommen från andra världskriget, bonde, familjefar och trogen medlem i den lokala kyrkan. En kylig oktobermorgon 1946 går han upp tidigt, åker in till staden och begår ett chockerande brott. När Pete Banning grips svarar han till den som frågar: "Jag har inga kommentarer" och hur än hans advokat försöker lirka ur honom något som möjligtvis kan förklara hans handlingar vägrar han att berätta mer."Sista dagen" är en storslagen roman med John Grishams osvikliga känsla för den lilla människan och dennes kamp för rättvisa.

Theodore Boone is back on the case in an all-new adventure Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a page-turning legal thriller for a new generation of readers. Theo has been worried about his good friend Woody Lambert. Woody is struggling at school and making bad choices. But when Woody is arrested--an unwitting accomplice to armed robbery--Theo knows he is innocent. Racing the clock while Woody sits in jail, Theo will do everything in his power to help his friend and save Woody from an unforgiving system where justice is not equal for all. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and undisputed master of the modern legal thriller, Theodore Boone's trials and triumphs will keep readers hooked until the very last page.

"Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist." --The New York Times Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone thought the danger had passed, but he's about to face off against an old adversary: accused mur­derer and fugitive Pete Duffy. On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo's quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he's ever been in before. Even when every­thing is on the line, Theodore Boone will stop at nothing to make sure a killer is brought to justice. This smart, fast-paced legal thriller for young readers is the newest adventure for clever and determined kid lawyer Theo Boone.

In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company 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.

The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The cotton, however, was waist high to my father, almost over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. This title tells boy's journey from innocence to experience.

In his final hours in the Oval Office the outgoing President grants a full pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. It's a controversial move, but what no one else knows is that the presidential pardon ocomes as a result of enormous pressure from the CIA.

Never make an enemy of a murderer. In 1970, the Ford County Times went bankrupt - and to the surprise and dismay of many, was bought by 23-year-old college dropout Willie Traynor. The paper's future was grim, until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered by a member of the notorious Padgitt family. Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper prospered. The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courtroom in Clanton, Mississippi. The trial came to a dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him. Despite his threats, they found him guilty, and he was sentenced to life in prison. But nine years later, his influential family get him paroled. And then, one by one, the jurors who convicted him start to fall victim to terrible murders... _______________________________________ 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult 'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett 'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph 'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times 'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.' - Daily Record 'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' - Mirror'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut

Trumble is a minimum security federal prison, home to drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, and three former judges who call themselves The Brethren. They meet each day in the law library where they spend hours writing letters.

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.

High school All-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty.

When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the hoodlums who have raped his ten-year-old child, the people of Clanton see it as a crime of blood and call for his acquittal. But when extremists outside Clanton hear that a black man has killed two white men, they invade the town, determined to destroy anything and anyone that opposes their sense of justice.

An eleven-year-old has discovered a secret that not even an adult should know. A US State Senator is dead, and Mark Sway is the only one who knows where the body is hidden. The FBI wants him to tell them where it is at whatever cost to Mark and his family. The killer wants him silenced forever.

Bendini, Lambert and Locke were a small, well-respected firm, but their offer exceeded Mitch's wildest expectations: a fantastic salary, a new home, and the keys to a brand new BMW. Except for the mysterious deaths of previous lawyers with the firm.

They found him in a small town in Brazil, near the border with Paraguay. He had a new name, Danilo Silva, and his appearance had been changed by plastic surgery. The search had taken four years. They'd chased him around the world, always just missing him. It had cost their clients $3.5 million. But so far none of them had complained.

Rudy Baylor is a newly qualified lawyer: he has one case, and one case alone, to save himself from his mounting debts. His case is against a giant insurance company which could have saved a young man's life, but instead refused to pay the claim until it was too late. The settlement could be worth millions of dollars, but there is one problem.