The Runaway Jury Grisham, John

Product Description He has waited for this moment. He has planned his every move. He has made it onto the jury in the most explosive trial of the century. Now the verdict belongs to him. . . . They are at the center of a multimillion dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict. Now that the jury must make a decision in the most explosive trial of the century, a precedent-setting lawsuit against a giant tobacco company. But only a handful of people know the truth: that this jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to him... He is known only as Juror #2. But he has a name, a past, and he has planned his every move with the help of a beautiful woman on the outside. Now, while a corporate empire hands in the balance, while a grieving family waits, and while lawyers are plunged into a battle for their careers, the truth about Juror #2 is about to explode, in a cross fire of greed and corruption--and with justice fighting for its life... Review "Marvelous!"—News-Tribune, Phoenix, Arizona "Gripping."—Seattle Times "Marvelously Clever."—USA Today "Entertainingly unpredictable!"—The New York Times "Fascinating. . .high--powered narration."—Chicago Tribune "His most rewarding novel to date."—Publishers Weekly "A real page--turner!"—Houston Chronicle "Deserves to be a runaway success."—Atlanta Journal and Constitution "Ingeniously narrated."—Entertainment Weekly From the Publisher First time in paperback. "Marvelous!" --News-Tribune (Phoenix, Ariz.) "Gripping." --The Seattle Times "Marvelously Clever." --USA Today "Entertainingly unpredictable!" --The New York Times "Fascinating. . .high--powered narration." --Chicago Tribune "His most rewarding novel to date." --Publishers Weekly "A real page--turner!" --The Houston Chronicle "Deserves to be a runaway success." --The Atlanta Journal and Constitution "Ingeniously narrated." --Entertainment Weekly From the Inside Flap He has waited for this moment. He has planned his every move. He has made it onto the jury in the most explosive trial of the century. Now the verdict belongs to him. . . . They are at the center of a multimillion dollar legal hurricane: twelve men and women who have been investigated, watched, manipulated, and harassed by high-priced lawyers and consultants who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict. Now that the jury must make a decision in the most explosive trial of the century, a precedent-setting lawsuit against a giant tobacco company. But only a handful of people know the truth: that this jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs to him... He is known only as Juror #2. But he has a name, a past, and he has planned his every move with the help of a beautiful woman on the outside. Now, while a corporate empire hands in the balance, while a grieving family waits, and while lawyers are plunged into a battle for their careers, the truth about Juror #2 is about to explode, in a cross fire of greed and corruption--and with justice fighting for its life... About the Author Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, John Grisham dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. He practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven and served in the state House of Representatives until 1990. Inspired by the actual testimony in a rape case, Grisham got up at 5 a.m. every day to get in several hours of writing time before heading off to work. He spent three years on A Time to Kill; it was eventually bought by Wynwood press, who gave it a modest 5,000 copy printing and published it in June 1988. The day after Grisham completed A Time to Kill, he began work on another novel, the story of a hotshot young attorney lured to an apparently perfect law firm that was not what it appeared. Spending 47