Grisham
Grisham is an American surname, most associated with John Grisham, the bestselling author of legal thrillers.
His novels—*The Firm*, *The Pelican Brief*, *A Time to Kill*—defined the genre in the 1990s.
A Grisham sometimes means a legal thriller generically: I grabbed a Grisham for the flight.
Writer of prose narratives
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
- SouthernOf the region below
courtroom drama · The Firm · The Pelican Brief · publishing · literature · storytelling · prose · narrative
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- page-turnerCompulsively readable book
- tensionStretched or strained state
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- twistRotating motion or surprise
cliffhanger · mystery · anticipation · crime · conspiracy · revelation · red herring · edge-of-your-seat
Judicial proceedings chamber
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- justiceFair treatment under law
defendant · verdict · judge · jury · litigation · law firm · corruption · conspiracy
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
Southern · courtroom drama · The Firm · The Pelican Brief · publishing · literature · storytelling · prose · narrative · plot
thriller
Suspense-driven narrative genre
- page-turnerCompulsively readable book
- tensionStretched or strained state
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
twist · cliffhanger · mystery · anticipation · crime · conspiracy · revelation · red herring · edge-of-your-seat · jeopardy
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- lawyerLicensed legal representative
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- trialJudicial examination of claims
justice · defendant · verdict · judge · jury · litigation · law firm · corruption · conspiracy · witness
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
lineage · Scottish · clan · patronymic · bloodline · descendants · relatives · pedigree · legacy
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Famous AuthorsShakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Hemingway, Twain
- Modern AuthorsColson Whitehead, Sally Rooney, Colleen Hoover, Barbara Kingsolver, Donna Tartt
GrishamMarcel Proust
James Joyce · Thomas Pynchon · Virginia Woolf · William Faulkner · Samuel Beckett
GrishamFranz Kafka
Albert Camus · Fyodor Dostoevsky · Harper Lee · Herman Melville · absurdist fiction
- John GrishamCourtroom fiction writer