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The Appeal

The Appeal( )
Author: Grisham, John
ISBN:978-0-09-953704-5
Publication Date:Nov 2013
Publisher:Penguin Random House
Imprint:Arrow
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $27.99
Book Description:

Money can buy you anything. Even a verdict... In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a chemical company is declared guilty of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. Their only avenue is to appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will either approve the verdict or reverse it. The company's owner wants a seat on the Court. His political operatives recruit a...
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Book Details
Pages:512
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Southern
Fiction / Legal
Fiction / Thrillers / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.5 x 20.1 x 3.1 cm
Book Weight:0.36 Kilograms
Author Biography
Grisham, John (Author)
John Grisham was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on February 8, 1955. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mississippi State University. He was admitted to the bar in Mississippi in 1981 after receiving a law degree from the University of Mississippi, specializing in criminal law. While a lawyer in private practice in Southaven, Mississippi, Grisham served as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 until 1990. He left the law and politics to become a full-time author.

His first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in 1989. His other novels include The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, The Summons, The King of Torts, Bleachers, The Last Juror, The Broker, Playing for Pizza, The Appeal, Calico Joe, The Racketeer, Gray Mountain, Rogue Lawyer, The Confession, The Litigators, The Whistler, Camino Island, The Rooster Bar, and the Theodore Boone series. Several of his novels were adapted into films including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Chamber, A Painted House, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas.

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