The Appeal

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The Appeal
Grisham's 2008 novel The Appeal
Author John Grisham
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Thriller novel
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date January 29, 2008
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 384 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-385-51504-7

The Appeal is a legal thriller written by American author John Grisham. It was released for the Asian market particularly in Indonesia on January 20, 2008 and in the United States on January 29, 2008. It is his first fictional legal thriller since The Broker was published in 2005. The Appeal is Grisham's 21st novel.

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Two attorneys, Mary Grace and Wes Payton, have won a $41,000,000 judgment against Krane Chemical for dumping toxic materials into the drinking water of Bowmore, Mississippi, and the evidence is so solid that the verdict is unlikely to be disturbed by the appellate courts. Carl Trudeau, the leader of Krane Chemical, on the other hand, will do whatever is necessary to retain power by winning the appeal, even if it means selling his soul to a corrupt political machine. The book is thought by some to be based on the 2004 judicial election of Brent Benjamin to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

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Playing for Pizza		 John Grisham Novels
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Works by John Grisham
Novels:

A Time to Kill (1989) • The Firm (1991) • The Pelican Brief (1992) • The Client (1993) • The Chamber (1994) • The Rainmaker (1995) • The Runaway Jury (1996) • The Partner (1997) • The Gingerbread Man (Unpublished) (1998) • The Street Lawyer (1998) • The Testament (1999) • The Brethren (2000) • A Painted House (2001) • Skipping Christmas (2001) • The Summons (2002) • The King of Torts (2003) • Bleachers (2003) • Mickey (screenplay) (2004) • The Last Juror (2004) • The Broker (2005) • Playing for Pizza (2007) • The Appeal (2008)
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