by John Grisham
First published 1996
An anonymous woman blows the whistle: the jury in a multimillion-dollar tobacco lawsuit has been tampered with. As the trial unfolds, a lone juror, Rankin Fitch, schemes to influence the outcome for his own gain. But another juror, Nicholas Easter, has a dangerous plan of his own - one that could bring the whole corrupt system crashing down. In a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, the fate of the case, and the lives of those involved, hangs in the balance.
Genres: suspense, thriller, mystery-thriller, legal-thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, high-stakes
Setting: Biloxi (Miss.), Brazil, Mississippi
401 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday