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| John Grisham |
Storytelling is an art , and although we all tell stories, few of us have mastered the art. John Grisham has.
With his latest bestselling novel, Sycamore Row, Grisham returns to the fictional town of Clanton, Mississippi, the site of his first novel, A Time to Kill. A few year have passed, and Jake Brigance, the young lawyer who won the historic Hailey trial, has not fared well since. Disgruntled racists burned his beloved Victorian home to the ground and the insurance company is refusing to agree to an equitable settlement. Jake, his wife, Carla, and daughter, Hanna, are living in a cramped apartment, and to make matters worse, his clients are often not able to pay their fees.
On a Monday morning, Jake receives a letter from a mysterious millionaire who committed suicide over the weekend after he had written this letter and the accompanying hand-written will. Because the will and its terms were bound to be contested, Jake finally has a case that could pay some considerable fees. On the other hand, the case presents significant obstacles.
Although a civil case centered around a contested will does not sound too interesting, in the hands of a gifted storyteller like Grisham, the reader will become immersed.
In truth, Sycamore Row, is a sequel to A Time to Kill and is a return to the legal mystery that has fascinated Grisham fans and has made his name synonymous with "best seller." Although he tried other formats and genres over the years, he is back doing what he does best -- the legal mystery.
Personally, I tend to shun bestselling authors and seek out good authors who fly below the radar, but there are a few exceptions -- Johm Grisham , John Irving and Gillian Flynn are among them.
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