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The Appeal

A Novel

Author: John Grisham  

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Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting Mississippi State Supreme Court judge candidate when a lower court rules against one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply causing a cancer cluster.

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Wall street millionaire Carl Trudeau purchases an unsuspecting Mississippi State Supreme Court judge candidate when a lower court rules against one of his chemical companies for dumping toxic waste into a small town's water supply causing a cancer cluster.

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history.

The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict—or reverse it. 

The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough to his interests. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

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Awards

Winner of The Washington Post "Best Books" 2008

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Critic Reviews

“Praise for The Appeal : "Building a remarkable degree of suspense… Grisham delivers his savviest book in years . His extended vacation from hardhitting fiction is over."-Janet Maslin, The New York Times " A novel that could become its own eradefining classic . John Grisham holds up that same mirror to our age as Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities ."- The Boston Globe " Chilling and timeless ."- The Washington Post "An intricately detailed, involving story… the ending may surprise you ."- People " Stirring popular fiction that doubles as an important publicservice announcement."- Entertainment Weekly " Packs a wallop …The timing, in the midst of all the presidential primaries, makes it all the more compelling." USA Today " Fascinating …filled with deadly accurate characterizations by and author who knows both the law and politics from the inside." Los Angeles Times " A clever story and thoughtful plot …Grisham confronts in stark relief the dangers of electing judges in an era of bigmoney politics."- Seattle TimesPost Intelligencer From the Hardcover edition.”

“Chilling and timeless.”—The Washington Post

“Fascinating . . . filled with deadly accurate characterizations by an author who knows both the law and politics from the inside.”—Los Angeles Times

“Grisham holds up that same mirror to our age as Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities.”—The Boston Globe
 
“Packs a wallop.”—USA Today

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About the Author

John Grisham is the author of forty-seven consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include The Judge's List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series.
 
Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.
 
When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.
 
John lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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Product Details

Publisher
Random House USA Inc | Random House Inc
Published
31st January 2012
Pages
496
ISBN
9780345532022

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