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With his seven legal thrillers, all published since 1989, John Grisham has won a huge following of readers and set a standard few contributors to the genre can match. Because of the success of his novels, the legal thriller is the most popular genre in American fiction today. In this study, Pringle explains how Grisham's legal thriller evolved from the thriller tradition and borrowed from the heroic romance novel, gothic novel, crime novel, and detective fiction. She shows how his novels examine contemporary social and legal problems that do not have simple solutions ecology, ethnic...

John Grisham is one of the most prolific and beloved mystery writers today, still reaching the top of the bestseller lists with books like "The Testament" (1999) and "King of Torts" (2003). In recent times, he has also experimented with different genres, such as "A Painted House" (2001), a semi-autobiographical work, and "Skipping Christmas" (2001), a holiday narrative. This volume follows up the critical analysis of Grisham's work in John Grisham: A Critical Companion, examining his writing from 1997 to the present.