John Grisham — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers
Sold 300 million copies worldwide, making him one of only three anglophone authors to sell two million copies on first printing
Author of 'A Time to Kill' (1989), adapted into a 1996 feature film
Author of 'The Firm', which sold over seven million copies and was adapted into a 1993 feature film and a 2012 TV series
Practiced criminal law for about a decade
Served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990
Earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981

Biography

John Ray Grisham Jr. is an American writer, lawyer, and former politician, widely recognized for his best-selling legal thrillers. He has achieved remarkable success, writing 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, with his books collectively selling 300 million copies worldwide.

Grisham stands alongside Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling as one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing.