After reading seven John Grisham books (so far) this is my second favorite. I like it because it involves an (administrative) threat to the United States presidency uncovered by a tiny little paper written by a college student-the “Pelican Brief”. The eventual story about the brief and its aftermath was equally compelling.

Of the seven, my favorites in order:
(All links lead to GoodReads)

1. The Client (1993) http://bit.ly/j7c6jW
2. The Pelican Brief (1992)
3. The Firm (1991) http://bit.ly/mchQnu
4. A Time to Kill (1989)
5. The Rainmaker (1995)
6. The Runaway Jury (1996)
7. The Chamber (1994)