Classic courtroom drama: this gripping short story introduces John Grisham's new legal thriller, THE WHISTLER.
A startling and original courtroom drama and short story prequel to THE WHISTLER, from master of the legal thriller John Grisham.
A judge's first murder trial.
A defense attorney in over his head.
A prosecutor out for blood and glory.
The accused, who is possibly innocent.
And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:
NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM
John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers - Telegraph
A giant of the thriller genre - Time Out
A master storyteller - Huffington Post
The best thriller writer alive - Ken Follett
The Whistler by John Grisham | Trailer
Rogue lawyer by John Grisham - BOOK TRAILER
SYCAMORE ROW, sequel to A Time To Kill, by John Grisham
The Racketeer - John Grisham TRAILER
Theodore Boone: The Accused - by John Grisham
The Litigators trailer - Part 1
The Litigators trailer - Part 2
The Litigators trailer - Part 3
The Whistler by John Grisham | Trailer
Rogue lawyer by John Grisham - BOOK TRAILER
SYCAMORE ROW, sequel to A Time To Kill, by John Grisham
The Racketeer - John Grisham TRAILER
Theodore Boone: The Accused - by John Grisham
The Litigators trailer - Part 1
The Litigators trailer - Part 2
The Litigators trailer - Part 3
John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade, specialising in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. One day, Grisham overheard the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim and was inspired to start a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl's father had murdered her assailants. Getting up at 5 a.m. every day to get in several hours of writing time before heading off to work, Grisham spent three years on A Time to Kill and finished it in 1987.
His next novel, The Firm, spent 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and became the bestselling novel of 1991. Since then, he has written one novel a year, including The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker and The Runaway Jury.
Today, Grisham has written a collection of stories, a work of non-fiction, three sports novels, seven kids' books, and many legal thrillers. His work has been translated into 45 languages. He lives near Charlottesville, Virginia.