The Appeal by Grisham, John

The Appeal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780385515047)

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The Appeal by Grisham, John

The Appeal

$35.00
The Appeal by Grisham, John

The Appeal

$35.00
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - "Fascinating ... filled with deadly accurate characterizations by an author who knows both the law and politics from the inside."--Los Angeles Times

In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply, causing the worst "cancer cluster" in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.

Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?

The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.

The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.

Don't miss John Grisham's new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Author: John Grisham
ISBN-10: 0385515049
ISBN-13: 9780385515047
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2008
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.49h x 6.43w x 1.26d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7
Point Value: 19
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 121260 / Appeal


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2007 pg. 46
Entertainment Weekly 02/01/2008 pg. 78
Time 02/04/2008 pg. 6
People Weekly 02/04/2008 pg. 48
Entertainment Weekly 03/07/2008 pg. 97
New York Times Book Review 03/30/2008 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly Best Books 03/23/2009 pg. 18
By John Grisham
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John Grisham is the author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include The Judge's List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series.

Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.

John lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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