New York, London, ET AL: Doubleday. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385515049 . A first printing of the first edition with discoloration to the board edges, else Fine in a like dust-jacket; The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham. It was published on October 15, 2009. The book is set in the fictional town of Southport, Arkansas, in the early 1990s. The story follows the trial of a white man, Clay Jenkins, who is accused of murdering a black man, Wendell Willard.; 8vo; 358 pages .

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John Grisham is the author of twenty-three novels, including, most recently, The Litigators; one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and a novel for young readers. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.

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On Mar 10 2011, Feeney said:

John Grisham's 2008 novel, THE APPEAL, is good, light bedtime reading. But it is hard to fit into literary pigeonholes. Is is tragic? A gigantic American conglomerate controlled by a superachieving, take-no-prisoners entrepreneur in Manhattan, pollutes the soil and water of a Mississippi town for decades. Cancer rates exceed 12 times the national average. A Jury slaps a huge punitive damage award against the firm. A virtually bankrupt local mom and pop law firm representing the plaintiff needs its share of the award to pay off debts and get a personal life once again.The big man behind the polluting corporation vows never to pay a cent. Will he prevail? ***Not without a plan, the best that money can buy. In this case the plan is to prevent the re-election of a moderate, swing-vote Irish Catholic Mississippi Supreme Court justice (one of nine members) and replace her with a small town WASP Baptist lawyer little league coach with a squeaky clean, unthinking pro-business record. Will he ever realize that he is being used? *** The rest of the novel is about the complex, cynical campaign to add an ultra-conservative yes-man swing vote to the Mississippi Supreme Court by overpowering the initially unsuspecting candidate up for re-election with money and slick, often dirty campaigning. The issue is at times in doubt and much depends on the moral fiber of the puppet candidate for the court. -OOO-

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Bookseller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 54221
Title: The Appeal - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author: Grisham, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0385515049
ISBN 13: 9780385515047
Publisher: Doubleday
Place of Publication: New York, London, ET AL
Date Published: 2008

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