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A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
by (shelved 533 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.12 — 834,043 ratings — published 1989
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The Client The Client (Paperback)
by (shelved 498 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.06 — 468,462 ratings — published 1993
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The Pelican Brief The Pelican Brief (Paperback)
by (shelved 463 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.06 — 454,503 ratings — published 1992
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The Runaway Jury The Runaway Jury (Paperback)
by (shelved 457 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.03 — 318,480 ratings — published 1996
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The Rainmaker The Rainmaker (Paperback)
by (shelved 441 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.02 — 211,936 ratings — published 1995
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The Testament The Testament (Paperback)
by (shelved 414 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.93 — 130,009 ratings — published 1999
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The Chamber The Chamber (Paperback)
by (shelved 405 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.86 — 148,800 ratings — published 1994
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The Brethren The Brethren (Paperback)
by (shelved 395 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.78 — 103,178 ratings — published 2000
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The Street Lawyer The Street Lawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 390 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.90 — 125,418 ratings — published 1998
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The Partner The Partner (Paperback)
by (shelved 385 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.98 — 137,328 ratings — published 1997
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The King of Torts The King of Torts (Paperback)
by (shelved 375 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.73 — 92,585 ratings — published 2003
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The Summons The Summons (Paperback)
by (shelved 368 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.74 — 85,960 ratings — published 2002
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The Last Juror The Last Juror (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.97 — 111,706 ratings — published 2004
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The Broker The Broker (Paperback)
by (shelved 361 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.84 — 104,458 ratings — published 2005
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The Associate The Associate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 331 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.73 — 78,090 ratings — published 2009
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Sycamore Row (Jake Brigance, #2) Sycamore Row (Jake Brigance, #2)
by (shelved 329 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.11 — 143,940 ratings — published 2013
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A Painted House A Painted House (Paperback)
by (shelved 328 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.79 — 106,035 ratings — published 2001
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The Confession The Confession (Hardcover)
by (shelved 316 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.94 — 82,250 ratings — published 2010
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The Litigators The Litigators (Hardcover)
by (shelved 313 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.91 — 87,060 ratings — published 2011
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The Appeal The Appeal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 311 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.66 — 64,563 ratings — published 2008
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The Racketeer The Racketeer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 306 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.91 — 120,909 ratings — published 2012
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The Firm (Penguin Readers, Level 5) The Firm (Penguin Readers, Level 5)
by (shelved 296 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.07 — 640,287 ratings — published 1995
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (Hardcover)
by (shelved 286 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.87 — 87,312 ratings — published 2006
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Gray Mountain Gray Mountain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 279 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.69 — 111,908 ratings — published 2014
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The Whistler (The Whistler, #1) The Whistler (The Whistler, #1)
by (shelved 259 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.98 — 156,921 ratings — published 2016
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Camino Island (Camino Island, #1) Camino Island (Camino Island, #1)
by (shelved 256 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.83 — 169,698 ratings — published 2017
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Rogue Lawyer (Rogue Lawyer, #1) Rogue Lawyer (Rogue Lawyer, #1)
by (shelved 253 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.81 — 93,580 ratings — published 2015
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Bleachers Bleachers (Paperback)
by (shelved 242 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.55 — 47,881 ratings — published 2003
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The Rooster Bar The Rooster Bar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 229 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.66 — 102,763 ratings — published 2017
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Playing for Pizza Playing for Pizza (Hardcover)
by (shelved 229 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.54 — 58,663 ratings — published 2007
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The Firm (The Firm, #1) The Firm (The Firm, #1)
by (shelved 217 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.25 — 125,146 ratings — published 1991
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Skipping Christmas Skipping Christmas (Paperback)
by (shelved 215 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.58 — 92,479 ratings — published 2001
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The Reckoning The Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 214 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.75 — 106,088 ratings — published 2018
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The Guardians The Guardians (Hardcover)
by (shelved 202 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.15 — 125,222 ratings — published 2019
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A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3) A Time for Mercy (Jake Brigance, #3)
by (shelved 196 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.29 — 100,729 ratings — published 2020
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Ford County Ford County (Hardcover)
by (shelved 192 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.74 — 29,950 ratings — published 2008
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Calico Joe Calico Joe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.89 — 51,329 ratings — published 2012
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Camino Winds (Camino Island, #2) Camino Winds (Camino Island, #2)
by (shelved 166 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.81 — 96,368 ratings — published 2020
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The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2) The Judge's List (The Whistler, #2)
by (shelved 158 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.14 — 125,310 ratings — published 2021
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The Exchange (The Firm, #2) The Exchange (The Firm, #2)
by (shelved 154 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.68 — 107,734 ratings — published 2023
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The Boys from Biloxi The Boys from Biloxi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.04 — 98,187 ratings — published 2022
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Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4) Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4)
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avg rating 3.75 — 52,811 ratings — published
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Sooley Sooley (Hardcover)
by (shelved 120 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.13 — 68,893 ratings — published 2021
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The Widow The Widow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.03 — 150,809 ratings — published 2025
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Camino Ghosts (Camino Island, #3) Camino Ghosts (Camino Island, #3)
by (shelved 102 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.17 — 66,078 ratings — published 2024
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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone, #1) Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone, #1)
by (shelved 96 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.80 — 43,149 ratings — published 2010
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The Abduction (Theodore Boone, #2) The Abduction (Theodore Boone, #2)
by (shelved 71 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,316 ratings — published 2010
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Witness to a Trial (The Whistler, #0.5) Witness to a Trial (The Whistler, #0.5)
by (shelved 64 times as grisham)
avg rating 3.76 — 24,385 ratings — published 2016
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The Accused (Theodore Boone, #3) The Accused (Theodore Boone, #3)
by (shelved 62 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.00 — 16,890 ratings — published 2012
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Partners (Rogue Lawyer, #0.5) Partners (Rogue Lawyer, #0.5)
by (shelved 48 times as grisham)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,879 ratings — published 2016
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John Grisham
“Sistrunk looked angrily at Lettie and said, "I'm allowed to be paid for my time and expenses, plus there is the matter of the loans. When can I expect the money?"
"In due course," Jake said.
"I want it now."
"Well, you're not getting it now."
"Then I'll sue."
"Fine. I'll defend."
"And I'll preside," Judge Atlee said. "I'll give you a trial date in about four years.”
John Grisham, Sycamore Row

John Grisham
“Okay, let’s pretend to be friends. Just two friends having dinner.” “That doesn’t work in the South. A male friend cannot have dinner with a female friend if the male friend has a wife. It just doesn’t work down here.” “Why not?” “Because men don’t have female friends. No way. I don’t know of a single man in the entire South who is married and has a female friend. I think it goes back to the Civil War.” “I think it goes back to the Dark Ages. Why are Southern women so jealous?” “Because that’s the way we’ve trained them. They learned from us. If my wife met a male friend for lunch or dinner, I’d tear his head off and file for divorce. She learned it from me.” “That makes absolutely no sense.” “Of course it doesn’t.” “Your wife has no male friends?” “None that I know of. If you learn of any, let me know.” “And you have no female friends?” “Why would I want female friends? They can’t talk about football, or duck hunting, or politics, or lawsuits, or anything that I want to talk about. They talk about kids, clothes, recipes, coupons, furniture, stuff I know nothing about. No, I don’t have any female friends. Don’t want any.” “That’s what I love about the South. The people are so tolerant.” “Thank you.”
John Grisham, A Time to Kill

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