Showing Books By Author : John Grisham

Framed

A fundamental principle of the American legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lost, and the deck is stacked against you.

SYCAMORE ROW (सिकॅमोर रो)

सेथ हबर्ड यांनी त्यांच्या प्रचंड संपत्तीचा नव्वद टक्के भाग त्यांच्याकडे घरकाम करणार्‍या लेटी लँग नावाच्या गरीब, कृष्णवर्णीय मोलकरणीला मृत्युपत्राद्वारे देऊन टाकला होता! अर्थातच मृताच्या नातेवाइकांनी मृत्युपत्राच्या वैधतेला कोर्टात आव्हान दिलं. लेटीच्या चारित्र्यावर शिंतोडे उडवले गेले. अन्यही आरोप झाले तिच्यावर; पण वकील जेक ब्रिगन्स लेटीच्या पाठीशी भक्कमपणे उभा होता; कारण त्यानेच आपल्या मृत्युपत्राची केस चालवावी असं सेथ यांनी मृत्युआधी त्याला लिहिलेल्या पत्रात बजावलेलं होतं. असं काय कारण घडलं असावं, की ज्यामुळे सेथ हबर्ड यांनी त्यांच्या अगदी अखेरच्या क्षणी नवं मृत्युपत्र लिहून त्यांची बहुतेक सगळी मालमत्ता लेटीला देऊन टाकली? त्यांनी आत्महत्या करण्यासाठी फार पूर्वी ‘सिकॅमोर रो’या नावाने ओळखल्या जाणार्‍या एका निर्जन भागाची निवड का केली? त्यांनी ज्याचं वर्णन ‘कोणीही आयुष्यात कधीही बघू नये’ या शब्दांत केलं, असं कोणतं भयंकर दृश्य त्यांनी आणि त्यांच्या भावाने त्यांच्या लहानपणी पाहिलं होतं? Seth Hubbard bequeathed ninety percent of his vast fortune to a poor, black maid named Lettie Lang who worked for him as a housekeeper! Of course, the relatives of the deceased challenged the validity of the will in court. Letty's character was assailed. There were other allegations against her; But attorney Jake Brigance stood firmly by Letty's side; Because Seth had warned him in a letter written to him before his death that he should handle the case of his will. What could have caused Seth Hubbard to write a new will in his final moments, leaving most of his property to Letty? Why did he choose a secluded area long ago known as 'Sycamore Row' to commit suicide? What horrible sight did he and his brother witness in their childhood, which he described as 'no one should ever see in his life'?

Camino Ghosts

In this new thriller set on Camino Island, popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn't know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed . . . and the past is never the past . . . John Grisham, no.1 bestselling author and master of the legal thriller, takes us back to paradise. Filled with unpredictable twists, the return to Camino Island is guaranteed to be this summer's perfect escape.

The Exchange

Mitch McDeere has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago, he stole $10 million from the mob and disappeared. Now, with his enemies jailed or dead, he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world. When a new case takes Mitch to Libya, danger awaits: he's soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again. Their demand is staggering: a ransom of $100 million must be paid within 10 days. But this isn't a random kidnapping - it's personal. And no one, not even Mitch's wife in New York, is safe.

The Racketeer (द रॅकेटीअर)

माल्कम हा कादंबरीचा ४३वर्षीय, कृष्णवर्णीय वकील असलेला नायक. ‘माजी मरीन्स’अशीही त्याची ओळख असते. या सरळमार्गी व हुशार वकिलावर तुरुंगात जाण्याची वेळ येते. त्याचं कौटुंबिक, व्यावसायिक जीवन धोक्यात येतं. पाच वर्षांनंतर माल्कमला सुटकेचा मार्ग दिसतो. ‘जज फॉसेट’ व त्याची सेक्रेटरी ‘मिस क्लेअर्स’ यांचा खून होतो. याचा फायदा माल्कमला तुरुंगातून सुटण्यासाठी होतो. तो खुन्याचं नाव सांगतो आणि कायद्यातील तरतुदीनुसार त्याची तुरुंगातून सुटका होते. प्लॅस्टिक सर्जरीने चेहरा बदललेल्या आणि नावही बदललेल्या माल्कमच्या जीवनाचा एक नवा अध्याय सुरू होतो. चित्रपट निर्माता म्हणून वावरत असताना तो नाथन कूले या व्यक्तीवर माहितीपट बनवतोय, हे दाखवून नाथनकडून लपवलेलं सोनं कुठं आहे, हे जाणून घेऊन ते मिळवतो. ते सुरक्षित बँकेत ठेवतो. एकूण कसा रंगतो माल्कमच्या जीवनाचा हा नवीन अध्याय? थरारक वळणांनी पुढे सरकत राहणारी एका वकिलाच्या बुद्धिचातुर्याची उत्कंठावर्धक कथा.

The Boys From Biloxi

Sunday Times No 1 bestseller John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping thriller yet. For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, drugs . . . even contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia. Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith's father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to 'clean up the Coast.' Hugh's father became the 'Boss' of Biloxi's criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father's footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom. Rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters, The Boys from Biloxi is a sweeping saga of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves in a knife-edge legal confrontation in which life itself hangs in the balance. In this novel, Grisham takes his powerful storytelling to the next level, his trademark twists and turns will keep you tearing through the pages until the stunning conclusion.

Sparring Partners

The Broker

The Judge's List

THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH*** Nonstop suspense from the Sunday Times bestselling author: Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect - a sitting judge. In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change. Then she meets a mysterious woman who is so frightened she uses a number of aliases. Jeri Crosby's father was murdered twenty years earlier in a case that remains unsolved and that has grown stone cold. But Jeri has a suspect whom she has become obsessed with and has stalked for two decades. Along the way, she has discovered other victims. Suspicions are easy enough, but proof seems impossible. The man is brilliant, patient, and always one step ahead of law enforcement. He is the most cunning of all serial killers. He knows forensics, police procedure, and most important: he knows the law. He is a judge, in Florida - under Lacy's jurisdiction. He has a list, with the names of his victims and targets, all unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have crossed his path and wronged him in some way. How can Lacy pursue him, without becoming the next name on his list? The Judge's List is by any measure John Grisham's most surprising, chilling novel yet. PRAISE FOR JOHN GRISHAM 'When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' Mirror 'A superb, instinctive storyteller' The Times 'Storytelling genius . . . he is in a league of his own' Daily Record 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films: NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

Sooley

ONE MAN Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed by a coach taking a youth team to the United States. ONE HOPE If he gets through the tournament, Samuel's life will change beyond recognition. But it's the longest of long shots. His talent is raw and uncoached. There are hundreds of better-known players ahead of him. And he must leave his family behind, at least at the beginning. ONE CHANCE As American success beckons, devastating news reaches Samuel from home. Caught between his dream and the nightmare unfolding thousands of miles away, 'Sooley', as he's nicknamed by his classmates, must make hard choices about his future. This quiet, dedicated boy must do what no other player has achieved in the history of his chosen game: become a legend in twelve short months. Global bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in this gripping and incredibly moving novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.

The Innocent Man (द इनोसंट मॅन)

अडा या ओक्लाहोमाच्या छोट्या गावातील रॉन विल्यमसन... बेसबॉलमध्ये उज्ज्वल भविष्य असताना दारू आणि अमली पदार्थांच्या आहारी गेलेला, विचित्र वागणारा, आईबरोबर राहणारा एक बेरोजगार, घटस्फोटित, मानसिक विकारांनी त्रस्त तरुण.. नाइट क्लबमध्ये काम करणाऱ्या डेबी कार्टर या कॉकटेल वेट्रेसवर अमानुष बलात्कार करून तिचा खून करण्यात येतो... खुनाच्या आदल्या रात्री ग्लेन गोअर या माणसाबरोबर तिला पाहिल्याचं बNयाच साक्षीदारांनी सांगूनही रॉन विल्यमसनवर या खुनाचा आळ येतो... त्याला खुनी ठरवणारा एकमेव साक्षीदार असतो ग्लेन गोअर... रॉनचा मित्र डेनिस प्रिÂट्झ यालाही त्यात अडकवलं जातं... डेनिसला जन्मठेपेची शिक्षा सुनावण्यात येते, तर रॉनला मृत्युदंडाची...ते दोघं आपलं निरपराधित्व सिद्ध करू शकतात का याचा थरारक वेध घेणारी सत्य घटनेवर आधारित कादंबरी द इनोसन्ट मॅन

A Time For Mercy

'A new Grisham legal thriller is always an event, but this one is exceptional as the author is returning to Jake Brigance, the hero of his very first book, A Time To Kill . . . There is a lot of Grisham in Brigance - they were both street lawyers on the side of the people, not big corporations. It gives the book an emotional core that burns with a white heat' - Daily Mail 'A master of plotting and pacing . . . suspenseful' - New York Times CAN A KILLER EVER BE ABOVE THE LAW? Deputy Stuart Kofer is a protected man. Though he's turned his drunken rages on his girlfriend, Josie, and her children many times before, the police code of silence has always shielded him. But one night he goes too far, leaving Josie for dead on the floor before passing out. Her son, sixteen-year-old Drew, knows he only has this one chance to save them. He picks up a gun and takes the law into his own hands. In Clanton, Mississippi, there is no one more hated than a cop killer - but a cop killer's defence lawyer comes close. Jake Brigance doesn't want this impossible case but he's the only one with enough experience to defend the boy. As the trial begins, it seems there is only one outcome: the gas chamber for Drew. But, as the town of Clanton discovers once again, when Jake Brigance takes on an impossible case, anything is possible ... Starring the same hero and setting that featured in John Grisham's multi-million-selling bestsellers A Time to Kill (adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey) and Sycamore Row, A Time for Mercy is an unforgettable thriller you won't be able to put down. 'When Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' Mirror 'A superb, instinctive storyteller' The Times 'Storytelling genius ... he is in a league of his own' Daily Record 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films: NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

The Guardians

He was framed for murder.Now he needs someone on the outside to save him. For 22 years Quincy Miller has sat on Death Row without friends, family or legal representation. He was accused of killing a Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. But there were no witnesses and no motive. Just the fact that Quincy was black in an all-white town and that a blood-splattered torch was found in the boot of his car. A torch he swore was planted. A torch that conveniently disappeared from evidence just before his trial.It made no difference. The police photographs of the torch were enough. In the eyes of the law Quincy is guilty and, no matter how often he protests his innocence, his punishment will be death.Finally, after 22 years, an innocence lawyer and minister, Cullen Post, takes on his case. Post has exonerated eight men in the last ten years. He intends Quincy will become number nine.But there were powerful and ruthless people behind Russo's murder. They prefer that an innocent man goes to his death than one of them. They killed one lawyer 22 years ago, and they'll kill another one without a second thought.

The Reckoning

John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County. Pete Banning was Clanton's favorite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defence attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known.

The Broker (द ब्रोकर)

राजधानीतील सत्ताधाऱ्यांमध्ये ऊठबस करणारा, सत्ताकारणात कोणाला खाली खेचायचे, कोणाला वर चढवायचे या खेळात भाग घेणारा बॅकमन, हा अनेकांची सरकारदरबारी असलेली कामे पैसे घेऊन करून द्यायचा. त्यामुळे त्याला ‘दलाल’ असे संबोधले जाई. काही कारणाने त्याला तुरुंगवास पत्करावा लागतो. सहा वर्षांनी त्याला माफी मिळाल्याने तो सुटून बाहेर येतो. बॅकमन सुटल्यावर त्याला अमेरिकेची केंद्रीय गुप्तचर संघटना सी.आय.ए. देशाबाहेर नेऊन ठेवते. त्याला नवीन नाव, नवीन ओळख व एक नवीन घर दिले जाते. तो आपल्या नवीन आयुष्यात स्थिर झाल्यावर त्याचा नवीन पत्ता अन्य देशांच्या गुप्तचर संस्थांना दिला जातो. कोण पुढे येऊन मारतो आहे, हे सी.आय.ए.ला ठाऊक करून घ्यायचे असते; पण या सगळ्या प्रकरणाला भलतीच कलाटणी मिळते. सी. आय. ए.च्या या योजनेची कल्पना बॅकमनला असते का, या योजनेला जी भलतीच कलाटणी मिळते, त्यात बॅकमनच्या अक्कलहुशारीचा भाग असतो का, या प्रश्नांची उत्तरे जाणून घेण्यासाठी ‘द ब्रोकर’ वाचलंच पाहिजे. ‘पुढे काय झाले’ ही उत्सुकता ग्रिशॅमने कायम ठेवली आहेच.

The Rooster Bar

John Grisham's newest legal thriller takes you inside a law firm that shouldn't exist. Law students Mark, Todd and Zola wanted to change the world - to make it a better place. But these days these three disillusioned friends spend a lot of time hanging out in The Rooster Bar, the place where Todd serves drinks. As third-year students, they realise they have been duped. They all borrowed heavily to attend a law school so mediocre that its graduates rarely pass the bar exam, let alone get good jobs. And when they learn that their school is one of a chain owned by a shady New York hedge-fund operator who also happens to own a bank specialising in student loans, the three realise they have been caught up in The Great Law School Scam. So they begin plotting a way out. Maybe there's a way to escape their crushing debt, expose the bank and the scam, and make a few bucks in the process. But to do so, they have to leave law school, pretend they are qualified and go into battle with a billionaire and the FBI. Ingenious, immersive and page-turning, The Rooster Bar is a John Grisham legal thriller bar none.

The Whistler

A Time To Kill (अ टाइम टु किल)

Rogue Lawyer

Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no partners, no associates, and only one employee, his driver, whos also his bodyguard, law clerk, confidant, and golf caddy. He lives alone in a small but extremely safe penthouse apartment, and his primary piece of furniture is a vintage pool table. He drinks small-batch bourbon and carries a gun. Sebastian defends people other lawyers wont go near - a drug-addled, tattooed kid rumored to be in a satanic cult, who is accused of molesting and murdering two little girls, a vicious crime lord on death row, a homeowner arrested for shooting at a SWAT team that mistakenly invaded his house. Why these clients? Because he believes everyone is entitled to a fair trial, even if he, Sebastian, has to cheat to secure one. He hates injustice, doesnt like insurance companies, banks, or big corporations, he distrusts all levels of government and laughs at the justice systems notions of ethical behavior. Sebastian Rudd is one of John Grishams most colorful, outrageous, and vividly drawn characters yet. Gritty, witty, and impossible to put down, Rogue Lawyer showcases the master of the legal thriller at his very best.

Gray Mountain

In a day, 2008 changed the fortunes of billions of people across the Earth. Samantha Kofer was one of them. Her fast track job on Wall Street had veered to a stop, and she had nothing to grab on except for a payless opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic. At the end of a year, there was a small chance she’d get her old job back, a really small chance. From the grand metropolis of Manhattan, her new job takes her to Brady, Virginia, set in the heart of a place she’d only read about: the Appalachia. Here, she works under Mattie Wyatt, who has lived here his entire life and heads the legal aid clinic. He teaches her about helping people with real problems. Samantha’s new job teaches her how to prepare an actual lawsuit, face a real courtroom, take a judge’s scoldings head on and receive threats from townsfolk who are displeased about having an urban lawyer in their town. Her work is pretty much cut out for her, but there’s one problem: Brady has a secret. This town is neck deep in the murky world of coal mining, and there is no law that the mining operations recognize. Samantha didn’t expect that here, she’d find herself at the head of the biggest litigations in recent times.

The Partner (द पार्टनर)

चार वर्षांपूर्वी त्याचं नाव होतं पॅट्रिक एस. लॅनिगन. फेब्रुवारी,१९९२ मध्ये एका कार अपघातात त्याचा मृत्यू झाला आणि त्यानंतर मिसिसिपी इथल्या बिलॉक्सी इथे त्याची कबरही बांधण्यात आली. तो एका लॉ फर्ममध्ये म्हणजे कायदेविषयक काम करणारया कंपनीत 'पार्टनर' होता. त्याच्या बाबतीत सगळं काही चांगलं होतं - सुंदर पत्नी,गोड मुलगी आणि उज्वल भविष्यकाळ! त्याच्या मृत्युनंतर,सहा आठवड्यांनी एकाएकी त्या कंपनीतून ९० दशलक्ष डॉलर्स एव्हडी प्रचंड मोठी रक्कम गायब होते! आणि मग त्याच्या इतर पार्टनर्सना लक्षात येतं - हो, अजूनही तो जिवंत आहे!

The Street Lawyer (द स्ट्रीट लॉयर)

Sycamore Row

For almost a quarter of a century, John Grisham's A Time to Kill has captivated readers with its raw exploration of race, retribution and justice. Now, its hero, Jake Brigance, returns to the courtroom in a dramatic showdown as Ford County again confronts its tortured history. Filled with the intrigue, suspense and plot twists that are the hallmarks of the world's favorite storyteller, Sycamore Row is the thrilling story of the elusive search for justice in a small American town.

Theodore Boone: The Activist

Though he's only thirteen, Theodore Boone has spent more time in the courtroom than almost anywhere else, and there's always a new adventure waiting. After having been falsely accused of vandalism and theft, Theo is happy to finally be out of the hot seat, once more dispensing legal advice to friends and community members, when an exciting new case demands his urgent attention.