Tom Higham answers “Am I the only person who thinks John...”

Robbin asked this question about Camino Island (Camino Island, #1):

Am I the only person who thinks John Grisham must have had a ghost writer for this book? This book was more like a woman's soap opera than a crime thriller likehe normally writes. Very disappointed.

Tom Higham I thought the same thing about "The Summons". After "Sycamore Row" I thought Grisham was EVERYTHING I had always wished for in a fiction writer. After…moreI thought the same thing about "The Summons". After "Sycamore Row" I thought Grisham was EVERYTHING I had always wished for in a fiction writer. After starting "The Summons" it seemed that Grisham was EVERYTHING I could not tolerate in a fiction writer. including gratuitous allusion to teenagers viewing pornography at a drive in movie, which was not only below the professional standard I expected from Grisham, but to my knowledge was a total historical fabrication. I presume a ghost writer wrote this pathetic book and I may never read another Grisham novel. I realize the temptation to hire ghost writers when every book with your name brings in millions, but I would think that Grisham with all of his wealth could find better ghost writers to emulate his writing and hold them to a higher standard.(less)

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