Book description
In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking
verdict against a chemical company. They have been 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.
But chemical company owner, Carl Trudeau, decides to try to purchase
himself a seat on the Court. Through an intricate web of conspiracy
and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting
candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mould him
into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.
The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of
political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave readers unable
to think about the electoral process or judicial system in quite the
same way ever again.
John Grisham is the author of twenty-two novels, one work of
non-fiction, a collection of short stories, and a novel for young
readers. He is on the Board of Directors for the Innocence Project in
New York and is the Chairman on the Board of Directors for the
Mississippi Innocence Project at the Mississippi School of Law. He lives
in Virginia and Mississippi. His website is www. johngrisham. co. uk
