When he steps outside his usual formula (feisty young attorney battles corrupt law firm/insurance company/government agency), John Grisham often achieves something singular. From that time, Grisham has rarely disappointed, but admirers of that first, almost personal, novel had wanted another. In 2013, “Sycamore Row”became that book, a continuation of the story of Jake Brigance of the author’s first novel. Between those trials is a meticulously researched recounting of the Bataan Death March and its aftermath, which is intended to reveal much about who Pete Banning is and who he becomes. But at least John Grisham remains bemused by the logic and illogic of Mississippi law in particular and Southern culture in general.

Source: Daily Sun November 11, 2018 12:56 UTC