John Grisham Books, His Writing Style And Short Description Of His Second Book 'the Firm'

John Grisham is a household name, and not just by the enthusiastic readers of his legal thriller novels. The background of courtroom legal arguments is not everyone's cup of tea when searching for a mystery thriller, but Grisham pulls it of famously, probably because court room battles were a part of his job in the not-so-distant past. Raised by working class parents, his early fantasies of becoming a professional baseball player was doomed to failure after he reluctantly realized that he wasn't good enough at the sport, although he obviously had good old fashioned stick-a-bility. He studied law in university and joined a practice as a lawyer in a modest practice.

The first novel, 'Time To Kill', which followed the idea of revenge of the father of a young rape victim, eventually was published in a small run, but was not a huge commercial success. Grisham used to wake at five a.m. every work morning to get some words down on paper for several hours before going to his real work - his stamina was astonishing. He immediately started writing his 2nd novel about a sharp young lawyer joining a swish law firm, but everything was not as it seemed. He sold the film rights, and 'The Firm' was a huge success. The main part was interpreted on the cinema screen by Tom Cruise. After this time, John Grisham stories were big business and he was literary man of the moment in 1991, at which time 'The Firm' was a blockbuster seller.

In his book The Firm, we encounter a subtle twist to the general American pursuit of success in the corporate and legal world. It's every new attorney's ambition to work in a reputable law partnership, work hard fifteen hours a day and finally winning that sought after partner status and all that it gives. Large salaries, regular bonuses, memberships of all the best clubs, a deep expense account and many other perks. Of course, these things are only the material aspects of the most important success, which is to know that you have made it at last. John Grisham books have a habit of turning around the normal into something a little darker.

Mitchell McDeere, a promising graduate of a good law school is persuaded to join a small but well thought of tax law practice away from the city by the promise of a comfortable salary, BMW car and small loan for a house to die for. His wife is over the moon and they settle in to their new life. Every new law associate must succeed at the bar examination, and all at 'The Firm' gives him the help he needs to get through. Two associates at the firm die accidentally while diving underwater on vacation, and due to the discovery that 3 more died under mysterious circumstances in previous years, Mitch becomes suspicious. Setting on a private eye, he uncovers links to the Mafia and asks the FBI for help.