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  • Published: 1 November 2013
  • ISBN: 9780099537175
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 720
  • RRP: $24.99

The Rainmaker

A gripping crime thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense




AN AMERICAN CLASSIC FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLING MASTER THRILLER WRITER

Rudy Baylor is a rookie lawyer who is about to take on a career-defining case, fighting for justice for a young man whose death could have easily been prevented.

This case has the power to change everything for Rudy - eliminate his debts and save his legal practice.

But he's never argued a case in court before. And he is up against the most expensive lawyers that money can buy.

Can Rudy win against the odds? Or will the truth be buried forever?

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'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent

'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult

'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett

'John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph

'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times

'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.' - Daily Record

'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' - Mirror

'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut

  • Published: 1 November 2013
  • ISBN: 9780099537175
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 720
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

John Grisham

John Grisham is the author of forty works of fiction and one of non-fiction. His works are translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Virginia.

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Praise for The Rainmaker

The best thriller writer alive.

Evening Standard

The suspense does not let up for a minute.

Daily Telegraph

He keeps us turning the pages until well after bedtime... as exciting as a car chase with a load of dynamite thrown in.

Daily Mail

The book stays in the hands as if super-glued...compelling.

Sunday Express