Posts in the "Contemporary" Category

  • Playing for Pizza: A Novel

    Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. [...]

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  • The Brethren

    Trumble: a minimum security federal prison, home to the usual assortment of criminals – drug dealers, bank robbers, swindlers, embezzlers, tax evaders, two Wall Street crooks, one doctor, at least four lawyers. And three former judges who call themselves The Brethren: one from Texas, one from California, and one from Mississippi. They meet each day [...]

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  • Skipping Christmas (Random House Audio)

    Imagine a year without the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition – this is just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they plan to skip Christmas and embark on a Caribbean cruise instead. But as this weary couple is about to discover – it’s not as easy [...]

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  • Ford County: Stories

     #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill. This riveting collection of short stories features an unforgettable cast of characters: Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons embark on a bizarre road trip [...]

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  • John Grisham: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to

    With his seven legal thrillers, all published since 1989, John Grisham has won a huge following of readers and set a standard few contributors to the genre can match. Because of the success of his novels, the legal thriller is the most popular genre in American fiction today. In this study, Pringle explains how Grisham’s [...]

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  • Revisiting John Grisham: A Critical Companion (Critical

    John Grisham is one of the most prolific and beloved mystery writers today, still reaching the top of the bestseller lists with books like The Testament (1999) and King of Torts (2003). In recent times, he has also experimented with different genres, such as A Painted House (2001), a semi-autobiographical work, and Skipping Christmas (2001), [...]

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  • Readings on John Grisham (The Greenhaven Press Literary

    Readings on John Grisham (The Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to Contemporary Authors) Price: Array

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  • The King of Torts

    Reluctantly, Clay Carter takes on what seems to be the mundane case of a young man charged with a random street killing. But when digging into his client’s background, he stumbles upon a horrendous conspiracy and finds himself in a situation that could make him the legal profession’s king of torts. Price: Array

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