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ng before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby-writing his first novel. 

Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 
1990. He has written as of 2010 twenty-five of some of the best thriller to come off the press.

Boeken:

1989 - A Time to Kill 
1991 - The Firm 
1992 - The Pelican Brief 
1993 - The Client 
1994 - The Chamber 
1995 - The Rainmaker 
1996 - The Runaway Jury 
1997 - The Partner 
1998 - The Street Lawyer 
1999 - The Testament 
2000 - The Brethren 
2001 - A Painted House 
2001 - Skipping Christmas 
2002 - The Summons 
2003 - The King of Torts 
2003 - The Bleachers 
2004 - The Last Juror 
2005 - The Broker 
2006 - The Innocent Man 
2007 - Playing for Pizza 
2008 - The Appeal 
2009 - The Associate 
2009 - Ford Country 
2010 - Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer 
2010 - The Confession