Ford County

The gripping new legal thriller from the no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author and creator of Sooley and The Judge's List . Ford County. The heart of the American deep South. A place of harsh beauty, of broken dreams and final wishes.From legendary legal thriller author John Grisham comes a unique collection of stories connected by the life and crimes of Ford County.From a hard-drinking, downtrodden divorce lawyer looking for pay-dirt, to a manipulative death row inmate with one last plea, Ford County features a vivid cast of attorneys, crooks, hustlers, and convicts. From their stories emerges a rich picture of lives lived and lost in Mississippi.Completely gripping, frequently moving and always entertaining, Ford County brims with the same page-turning quality and heart-stopping drama of his previous bestsellers._______________________________________'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' Irish Independent'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' Jodi Picoult'The best thriller writer alive' Ken Follett'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing and fast-paced thrillers' Telegraph'Grisham is a superb and instinctive storyteller' The Times'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own' Daily Record'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' Mirror'A giant of the thriller genre' TimeOut