About
John Ray Grisham Jr. (/ˈɡrɪʃəm/; born February 8, 1955) is an American novelist, lawyer, and former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three Anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing. Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University and earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He practiced criminal law for about a decade and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990.[6] Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was published in June 1989, four years after he began writing it. It was later adapted...
Known for
The RainmakerSeries • 2025
A Time to KillMovie • 1996
The Pelican BriefMovie • 1993
The FirmSeries • 2012
The FirmMovie • 1993
The ClientMovie • 1994
The RainmakerMovie • 1997
Runaway JuryMovie • 2003
Christmas with the KranksMovie • 2004
The ChamberMovie • 1996
The Gingerbread ManMovie • 1998
A Painted HouseMovie • 2003