John Grisham Books

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John Grisham is an American writer born in 1955 and best known for his legal thriller and crime fiction books that have been published worldwide and adapted to make some famous films in the 1990s and early 2000s. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi School of Law. He is also the author of the Theodore Boone series and has been writing since 1984, before publishing his first book in 1989.

Some of the famous books by John Grisham include A Time to Kill (published in 1989), The Firm (1991) and The Confession (2010). Grisham is also the author of Sycamore Row (2013), a legal fiction book that won him a lot of accolades worldwide. His series, Theodore Boone continue to amaze readers with the high-suspense content that makes them look forward to the next publication in great anticipation. Quite a number of non-fiction works and short stories are also credited to the storytelling brilliance of John Grisham.

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Order of Jake Brigance Series

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1 A Time to Kill 1989 Description / Buy
2 Sycamore Row 2013 Description / Buy
3 A Time for Mercy 2020 Description / Buy
4 Homecoming 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Mitch McDeere Series

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1 The Firm 1991 Description / Buy
2 The Exchange 2023 Description / Buy

Order of Theodore Boone Series

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1 Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer / Young Lawyer 2010 Description / Buy
2 The Abduction 2010 Description / Buy
3 The Accused 2012 Description / Buy
4 The Activist 2013 Description / Buy
5 The Fugitive 2015 Description / Buy
6 The Scandal 2016 Description / Buy
7 The Accomplice 2019 Description / Buy

Order of Camino Island Series

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1 Camino Island 2017 Description / Buy
2 Camino Winds 2020 Description / Buy
3 Camino Ghosts 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Rogue Lawyer Series

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1 Rogue Lawyer 2015 Description / Buy
2 Partners (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy

Order of The Whistler Series

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1 Witness to a Trial (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
2 The Whistler 2016 Description / Buy
3 The Judge's List 2021 Description / Buy

Order of John Grisham Standalone Novels

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1 The Pelican Brief 1992 Description / Buy
2 The Client 1993 Description / Buy
3 The Chamber 1994 Description / Buy
4 The Rainmaker 1995 Description / Buy
5 The Runaway Jury 1996 Description / Buy
6 The Partner 1997 Description / Buy
7 The Street Lawyer 1998 Description / Buy
8 The Testament 1999 Description / Buy
9 The Brethren 2000 Description / Buy
10 A Painted House 2001 Description / Buy
11 Skipping Christmas 2001 Description / Buy
12 The Summons 2002 Description / Buy
13 The King of Torts 2003 Description / Buy
14 Bleachers 2003 Description / Buy
15 The Last Juror 2004 Description / Buy
16 The Broker 2005 Description / Buy
17 Playing for Pizza 2007 Description / Buy
18 The Appeal 2008 Description / Buy
19 The Associate 2009 Description / Buy
20 The Confession 2010 Description / Buy
21 The Litigators 2011 Description / Buy
22 Calico Joe 2012 Description / Buy
23 The Racketeer 2012 Description / Buy
24 Gray Mountain 2014 Description / Buy
25 The Rooster Bar 2017 Description / Buy
26 The Reckoning 2018 Description / Buy
27 The Guardians 2019 Description / Buy
28 Sooley 2021 Description / Buy
29 The Boys from Biloxi 2022 Description / Buy

Order of John Grisham Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Fetching Raymond 2011 Description / Buy
2 Casino 2011 Description / Buy
3 Fish Files 2011 Description / Buy
4 Quiet Haven 2011 Description / Buy
5 The Tumor 2015 Description / Buy

Order of John Grisham Short Story Collections

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1 Ford County 2008 Description / Buy
2 Sparring Partners 2022 Description / Buy

Order of John Grisham Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 2006 Description / Buy
2 Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions ( With: Jim McCloskey) 2024 Description / Buy

John Grisham Anthologies

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1 Legal Briefs 1998 Description / Buy
2 The Wavedancer Benefit: A Tribute to Frank Muller 2002 Description / Buy
3 Their World is Law 2002 Description / Buy
4 Delta Blues 2009 Description / Buy
5 Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day Jobs They Quit 2010 Description / Buy
6 Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering 2024 Description / Buy
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JOHN GRISHAM AWARDS:

The Firm, by John Grisham became the best selling novel of 1991, a fete that only a few authors get to achieve in their lifetime. In 2005, John Grisham was awarded the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, an award that is provided annually by the Tulsa Library trust. He was also awarded the 2009 Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

John Grisham Books Into Movies:

A number of John Grisham books have been adapted into bestselling films that continue to thrill thousands of movie lovers. The Firm, a 1993 film casting Tom Cruise was the first major movie to feature Grisham’s written works. Then followed The Pelican Brief, The Client, A Time to Kill, The Chamber and The Rainmaker, all adapted from Grisham’s novels with the same titles. A television series titled, The Client ran on-air from 1995 to 1996 and featured thrilling suspense action from Grisham’s The Client book. Other films that feature content by this author include Runaway Jury and The Gingerbread Man.

BEST JOHN GRISHAM BOOKS:

Although there are more than 30 books that are attributed to John Grisham, here are the top 3 best books worth taking note of:

A Time to Kill: This classical novel by John Grisham was first published in 1989 but the actual writing started in 1984. Grisham described this epic book as one that laid a firm foundation to his success in writing thought-provoking fiction novels in legal thriller genre. It took him three years to complete this first book. He came up with the ideas for the book after attending a legal case that involved a girl who was raped and beaten by a gang. The girl was narrating her ordeal to the jury, when Grisham thought about what would happen if the girl’s father had murdered her assailants. He compiled this new scenario into a book, his first and titled it A time to Kill.

The Firm: Grisham’s second book, The Firm is another great writing that is worth reading for legal-thriller fiction lovers. The Firm became the bestselling novel of 1991 and remained on the The New York Times’ best seller list for 47 weeks, a record then. The novel is about a young attorney who is lured to a seemingly perfect law firm that turns out to be the opposite of what he expected. Readers are taken into a journey of personal sacrifices and suspense thriller as the young attorney battles relentless nightmare experiences at the law firm.

Theodore Boone Series: Often overlooked due to it being more for kids but you’d be surprised. While it’s not a patch on a lot of Grisham books it should still be read. The Theodore Boone legal-thriller series features a 13-year old kid who gives legal advice to his classmates that help them tackle a wide-range of legal issues. At one time he helps a classmate with legal advice on how to help prevent their house from being repossessed. The series is a good read for children aged 9 to 12 years and as the author suggests, the content can help them get informed about law in a subtle way. The successive series of Theodore Boone continue to explore the brilliance of the kid in matters pertaining constitutional law. It is a good book series that can help influence kids choose legal profession as their career of choice at a tender age.

When Does The Next John Grisham book come out?

The next book by John Grisham is Camino Ghosts and will be released on May, 28th 2024. It is the newest book in the Camino Island Series.

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  1. John,
    Would you be willing to write a series for adolescent girls? I was thinking that you might put this spin on the daughter of Jake Brigance? My fifth graders loved reading about Theodore Boone. What do you think?

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