{"product_id":"the-appeal-by-john-grisham","title":"The Appeal by John Grisham","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"108\" data-start=\"30\"\u003eA sharp legal thriller packed with courtroom tension and political intrigue\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"857\" data-start=\"758\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"776\" data-start=\"758\"\u003eGood Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e – significanf wear to dust jacket edges and corners, with light marks on page edges. But pages are very straight. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"857\" data-start=\"758\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Grisham is now an institution -- a writer whose bestselling status is assured, So assured, in fact, that expectations for each new book are as high as can be imagined. Does \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e make the grade? And will it appeal to Grisham admirers -- or disappoint them?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stakes in the novel's plot are high: corporate crime on the largest scale. The duo of lawyers at the centre of the narrative are Mary and Wes Grace, who succeed in a multimillion dollar case against a chemical company, who have polluted a town with dumped toxic waste. A slew of agonising deaths have followed this, but lawyers for the chemical company appeal, and a variety of legal shenanigans are employed -- and it is certainly not clear which way the scales of justice will be finally balanced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs ever with Grisham, the mechanics of plotting are key, and the characterisation is functional rather than detailed. But it is (as always) more than capable of keeping the reader totally engaged. Given John Grisham's much-publicised conversion to born-again Christianity, it's intriguing to note here the implicit criticism of the moral majority's religious values, but that is hardly central to the enterprise. What counts is the storytelling, and while the writing is as straightforward and uncomplicated as ever, few readers will put down \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e once they have allowed it to exert its grip on upon them. --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBarry Forshaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47991083368660,"sku":"TVJ-023056","price":11.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-023056-1.jpg?v=1779873875","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/the-appeal-by-john-grisham","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}