Sycamore Row

Sycamore Row is the latest legal thriller written by Mississippian John Grisham  The novel's events take place a few months after the events in Grisham's popular,  A Time To Kill, and stars Jake Brigance and his crew of lawyer friends, in a fiercely controversial trial once again set in the city of Clanton, MS.  The story revolves around the will of Seth Hubbard, a wealthy man dying of lung cancer who trusts no one.  Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Seth leaves a new, handwritten will that disrupts his family, his business associates and the town of Clanton.  The new will drags Seth's two adult children, his African-American maid and

his estranged brother into a civil trial as complicated as the murder trial that made Brigance a famous lawyer.  As Brigance and the will's interested parties gear up for battle, the central questions arise of why Hubbard changed his will at the last minute and whether chemotherapy and painkillers clouded his judgment when he did.  This novel has been my favorite John Grisham novel in a long time.  The plot is riveting, the characters are intense and there are surprise story twists throughout the entire book.  If you enjoyed A Time To Kill, or enjoy cleverly plotted legal thrillers, then you will enjoy reading this novel.  John Grisham is the author of twenty-six novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories and four novels for young readers.  Find out more about John Grisham by contacting www.doubleday.com, www.jgisham.com or on facebook at www.facebook.com/JohnGrisham.