Grisham is always highly readable but I thought this one was a bit dragged out; fewer pages & fewer lawyers would have helped. ( )

Great book! Second book about Jake Brigance, the attorney from A Time to Kill. Hope there will be more books around this character. ( )

Abridged edition. Set in Mississippi in 1980s and reflecting back on the history of the small town and why a businessman committed suicide and left his wealth to the black woman who had kept house for him for 3 years and cared for him during his cancer treatments and approaching death. Interesting presentation of the legal issues around contested wills and the continuing presence of bias and bigotry, even to Klu Klux Klan continuing activity in modern society. Makes you realise America has a long way to go to eradicate prejudice. ( )

Thriller

A little slow in the middle but you can't wait to hear the story at the end even if you figure it out, Grisham has you dying to hear the details. Don't get near the end unless you have time to finish if in one sitting! ( )