by John Grisham
First published 2012
When a federal judge vanishes, a shocking murder case unfolds. The only witness? A lawyer imprisoned for an unrelated crime, who holds the key to the judge's fate. As the FBI investigates, this inmate's dangerous story of greed, betrayal, and deadly retribution threatens to upend the justice system itself.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: high-stakes, unreliable-narrator
Period: 21st-Century
340 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday