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Long 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.
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
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