Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 06 Jul 2023
'Invites comparisons with the Godfather trilogy - it spans two generations and several postwar decades - and has a vast cast and a winning energy'
- The Sunday Times
'No one . . . writes courtroom dramas like Grisham . . . As ever with Grisham there are corkscrew twists and turns as he ratchets up the suspense. It is exceptional story-telling, which leaves the reader begging for the novel never to end. Grisham has sold more than 300 million copies of his work. This shows exactly why * Daily Mail *
Grisham nails a thriller with a great human backstory once again'
- Peterborough Telegraph
'Grisham has been stretching his wings in recent books. Having ventured into cosy crime, he now takes on a full-blown Godfather-type saga . . . It's a story that spans half a century and ends inevitably in a courtroom showdown. A morally complex, compelling and illuminating read'
- Mail on Sunday
'Captivates the reader from the off . . . Grisham's trademarks abound: a talent for storytelling that whips the plot along, a vivid cast of characters - testy judges, put-upon mothers, corrupt cops and vicious thugs . . . He writes with verve and skill. A cracking read'
- Irish Independent
'Grisham took over Turow's mantle as America's legal thriller master and he is on good form in this story about childhood pals who take different paths as adults . . . Slick'
- The Sun
'A hair-raising legal showdown by the brilliant, prolific master of the courtroom drama'
- Saga Magazine
'A white-knuckle courtroom drama'
- Irish Independent