The Appeal: The gripping legal thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Apr 2010 · Random House
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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 young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice.
Their Supreme Court justice.
And unless their scheme is exposed, the polluters will make a clean escape.
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'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' The Telegraph
'Grisham is a superb and 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
'When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they are not just alive, they are pulsating' Mirror
'A giant of the thriller genre!' TimeOut
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 young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him into a potential Supreme Court justice.
Their Supreme Court justice.
And unless their scheme is exposed, the polluters will make a clean escape.
_______________________________________
'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' The Telegraph
'Grisham is a superb and 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
'When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they are not just alive, they are pulsating' Mirror
'A giant of the thriller genre!' TimeOut
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4.1
42 reviews
Jane Ashton
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July 27, 2025
Deeply Disappointing I usually enjoy Grisham, but this one completely missed the mark. The story started off well, then veered into a long, confusing tangent that felt pointless by the end. The pacing dragged, the multiple perspectives added little, and the ending was abrupt and unsatisfying. I appreciate the message about judicial elections and corruption, but the execution made for a frustrating reading experience. Easily my least favorite Grisham novel.
Choene Malete
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August 17, 2024
Very good book to read. Amusing, informative, interesting and well laid out. Once when one start reading, one cannot put the book down until one finishes reading.
Chinonye Nwosu
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November 9, 2025
Great book, you'd love it 👍🏾
About the author
John Grisham is the author of forty works of fiction and one of non-fiction. His works are translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Virginia.
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