Camino Winds
When Hurricane Leo threatens Florida's Camino Island, the Governor is quick to issue an evacuation order. Most residents flee but a small group of diehards decide to ride it out. Amongst them is Bruce Cable, proprietor of Bay Books in downtown Santa Rosa.
The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are levelled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people are killed. One of the victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's who wrote timely political thrillers. But evidence suggests that the storm wasn't the cause of Nelson's death - he had received several mysterious blows to the head.
Who would want Nelson dead? The local police are overwhelmed with the aftermath of the storm and in no condition to handle the case. Bruce begins to wonder if the shady characters in Nelson's novels were more fact than fiction. And somewhere on Nelson's computer is the manuscript of his new novel - could the key to the case be right there, in black and white? Bruce starts to look into it and what he finds between the lines is more shocking than any of Nelson's plot twists - and far more dangerous.
Gripping, compelling and pacy, this exceptional new thriller from international bestseller John Grisham is the perfect escapist read this summer.
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The Client
An eleven-year-old has discovered a secret that not even an adult should know.
A US State Senator is dead, and Mark Sway is the only one who knows where the body is hidden. The FBI want him to tell them where it is, at whatever cost to Mark and his family.
The killer wants him silenced forever.
Reggie Love has been practising law for less than five years. Only she can save Mark from these twin threats. Together they must take on the might of the State and the wiles of a cold-blooded killer.
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The Guardians
He was framed for murder.
Now he needs a miracle.
22 years ago Quincy Miller was sentenced to life without parole. He was accused of killing Keith Russo, a lawyer in a small Florida town. But there were no reliable witnesses and little motive. Just the fact that Russo had botched Quincy's divorce case, that Quincy was black in a largely all-white town and that a blood-splattered torch was found in the boot of Quincy's car. A torch he swore was planted. A torch that was conveniently destroyed in a fire just before his trial.
The lack of evidence made no difference to judge or jury. In the eyes of the law Quincy was guilty and, no matter how often he protested his innocence, his punishment was life in prison.
Finally, after 22 years, comes Quincy's one and only chance of freedom. An innocence lawyer and minister, Cullen Post, takes on his case. Post has exonerated eight men in the last ten years. He intends to make Quincy the next.
But there were powerful and ruthless people behind Russo's murder. They prefer that an innocent man dies in jail rather than one of them. There's one way to guarantee that. They killed one lawyer 22 years ago, and they'll kill another without a second thought.
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Ford megyei történetek
Az igazságügyi thrillerek mesterének első novelláskötete az Egyesült Államok hírhedt délvidékére, a Mississippi állambeli Ford megyébe kalauzolja el az olvasót. Oda, ahol a szerző első, "Ha ölni kell" című regénye játszódik, amellyel John Grisham megalapozta magának a világhírt. A kötetbe gyűjtött történetek hősei a legkülönfélébbek. Van köztük három derék fiatalember, akik azért indulnak útnak, hogy vért adjanak balesetet szenvedett barátjuknak. Egy kerekes székhez kötött asszony két idősebb fiával a siralomházba készül legkisebb gyerekéhez, aki az ítélet végrehajtására vár. Egy másik novella hőse a filléres gondokkal küszködő, lecsúszott, alkoholista ügyvéd, aki végre nagy lehetőségekhez jut, és megszabadulhatna egész addigi, nyomasztó életétől. A csöndes, visszahúzódó és szürke adatrögzítőről egyszer csak kiderül, hogy hihetetlen érzéke van a szerencsejátékhoz. A kisvárosi ügyvédnek számolnia kell azzal, hogy összetalálkozik egy régi tárgyalótermi ellenféllel, de milyen más, ha ez be is következik! A prominens család "fura fia" meghalni tér haza, de vajon kik között lel befogadókra? A clantoni szeretetotthon új gondozója pedig nem egészen olyan, amilyennek mutatja magát, és mindig kiszagolja, kiről mit érdemes tudni... Szellemes, fordulatos, felkavaró, megindító történetek remekül megrajzolt figurái mind, akikkel lehet azonosulni, vagy akiket el lehet utasítani. A kiváló párbeszédek gondoskodnak arról, hogy a népszerű szerző novellái ne okozzanak csalódást az olvasónak.
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A Time To Kill
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
John Grisham's first and most shocking novel, adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey
When Carl Lee Hailey guns down the violent racists who raped his ten-year-old daughter, the people of the small town of Clanton, Mississippi see it as justice done, and call for his acquittal.
But when extremists outside Clanton - including the KKK - hear that a black man has killed two white men, they invade the town, determined to destroy anything and anyone that opposes their sense of justice. A national media circus descends on Clanton.
As tensions mount, Hailey hires the inexperienced Jake Brigance to defend him. It's the kind of case that could make a young lawyer's career.
But it's also the kind of case that could get a young lawyer killed.
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Sooley
'With every new book I appreciate John Grisham a little more, for his compassion for the underdog, and his willingness to strike out in new directions' - Entertainment Weekly
ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND.
ONE MAN
Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed by a coach taking a youth team to the United States.
ONE HOPE
If he gets through the tournament, Samuel's life will change beyond recognition. But it's the longest of long shots. His talent is raw and uncoached. There are hundreds of better-known players ahead of him. And he must leave his family behind, at least at the beginning.
ONE CHANCE
As American success beckons, devastating news reaches Samuel from home. Caught between his dream and the nightmare unfolding thousands of miles away, 'Sooley', as he's nicknamed by his classmates, must make hard choices about his future. This quiet, dedicated boy must do what no other player has achieved in the history of his chosen game: become a legend in twelve short months.
Global bestseller John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in this gripping and incredibly moving novel that showcases his storytelling powers in an entirely new light.
'Grisham's books are smart, imaginative, and funny, populated by complex interesting people' - The Washington Post
'A superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times
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A Time for Mercy
CAN A KILLER EVER BE ABOVE THE LAW?
Deputy Stuart Kofer is a protected man. Though he's turned his drunken rages on his girlfriend, Josie, and her children many times before, the police code of silence has always shielded him.
But one night he goes too far, leaving Josie for dead on the floor before passing out. Her son, sixteen-year-old Drew, knows he only has this one chance to save them. He picks up a gun and takes the law into his own hands.
In Clanton, Mississippi, there is no one more hated than a cop killer - but a cop killer's defence lawyer comes close. Jake Brigance doesn't want this impossible case but he's the only one with enough experience to defend the boy.
As the trial begins, it seems there is only one outcome: the gas chamber for Drew. But, as the town of Clanton discovers once again, when Jake Brigance takes on an impossible case, anything is possible ...
Starring the same hero and setting that featured in John Grisham's multi-million-selling bestsellers A Time to Kill (adapted as a film starring Samuel L. Jackson and Matthew McConaughey) and Sycamore Row, A Time for Mercy is an unforgettable thriller you won't be able to put down.
The Judges List
Nonstop suspense from the Sunday Times bestselling author: Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect - a sitting judge.
In The Whistler, Lacy Stoltz investigated a corrupt judge who was taking millions in bribes from a crime syndicate. She put the criminals away, but only after being attacked and nearly killed. Three years later, and approaching forty, she is tired of her work for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct and ready for a change.
Then she meets a mysterious woman who is so frightened she uses a number of aliases. Jeri Crosby's father was murdered twenty years earlier in a case that remains unsolved and that has grown stone cold. But Jeri has a suspect whom she has become obsessed with and has stalked for two decades. Along the way, she has discovered other victims.
Suspicions are easy enough, but proof seems impossible. The man is brilliant, patient, and always one step ahead of law enforcement. He is the most cunning of all serial killers. He knows forensics, police procedure, and most important: he knows the law.
He is a judge, in Florida - under Lacy's jurisdiction.
He has a list, with the names of his victims and targets, all unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have crossed his path and wronged him in some way. How can Lacy pursue him, without becoming the next name on his list?
The Judge's List is by any measure John Grisham's most surprising, chilling novel yet.
Gray Mountain
Donovan Gray is ruthless and fearless. Just the kind of lawyer you need, deep in small-town Appalachia.
Samantha Kofer is a world away from her former life at New York's biggest law firm. If she is going to survive in coal country, she needs to start learning fast. Because as Donovan knows only too well, the mountains have their own laws. And standing up for the truth means putting your life on the line.
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Lacná kniha Čas na milosť (-70%)
Jake Brigance sa vracia! Hlavný hrdina trileru Kedy zabiť, jedného z najpopulárnejších románov našich čias, znova vystupuje v dramatickom príbehu zo súdnej siene.
Strážca zákona Stuart Kofer je privilegovaný muž. V opileckom besnení sa vyzúril na priateľke Josie a jej deťoch už mnohokrát, ale zakaždým mu to prešlo. Jednej noci však zaútočí obzvlášť agresívne a Josie padne v bezvedomí na zem. Jej syn, plachý šestnásťročný Drew, vie, že niet iného východiska. Zoberie zbraň a policajta, ktorý im poskytol strechu nad hlavou, zastrelí. Súd pridelí Drewovi ako obhajcu Jaka Brigancea. Na začiatku procesu sa zdá, že jediným prípustným verdiktom je trest smrti v plynovej komore. Prípad zavraždeného policajta totiž rozdeľuje obyvateľov mesta na dva tábory. Mnohí Clantončania si želajú rýchly proces a najvyšší trest. Brigance však postupne zisťuje, že nič nie je také jednoduché, ako sa zdá. Snaha zachrániť Drewa ohrozí jeho kariéru, finančnú situáciu aj bezpečnosť rodiny, ale v jednom má jasno. Je čas zabiť a čas na spravodlivosť. Teraz prichádza čas na milosť.
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Lacná kniha Tajomstvo Gray Mountain (-70%)
V roku 2008 americké megafirmy hromadne prepúšťajú, aby sa udržali nad vodou aj počas finančnej krízy. Mladá právnička Samantha Koferová však s výpoveďou dostane aj netradičnú ponuku – ak príjme prácu v neziskovej organizácii, po roku sa môže vrátiť. A tak nedobrovoľne odchádza do virgínskeho mestečka Brady, ďaleko od Washingtonu a New Yorku, kde doteraz žila.
Samantha sa ocitá vo svete ovládanom veľkými banskými spoločnosťami, ktoré rozhodujú o bytí a nebytí tamojších obyvateľov, dozvedá sa o ich nekalých praktikách a bezohľadnom drancovaní prírody. Nelegálne skládky uhoľného kalu, ekologické katastrofy, úmrtia, to je len zlomok hrôzy, ktorú majú tieto spoločnosti na svedomí. Šanca na zastavenie ich činnosti či odškodnenie postihnutých rodín je mizivá. Samantha sa postupne stáva stredobodom pozornosti pochybných indivíduí najatých banskou spoločnosťou. Do hry vstupujú usvedčujúce dokumenty – ukradnuté materiály s citlivými informáciami – a situácia sa vyostruje. O život prichádzajú ďalší nevinní.
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Lacná kniha Prípad pelikán (-90%)
V jednu noc zavraždili vo Washingtone dvoch sudcov Najvyššieho súdu. Odlišné metódy naznačujú, že vraždy spolu nesúvisia a vzhľadom na všeobecné nepokoje v súvislosti s článkom č. 5 ústavy USA, mohla tento drastický čin spáchať ktorákoľvek organizácia či rozzúrený jednotlivec. FBI si kladie otázku: Po ktorej stope ísť? Krásnu, šarmantnú a ambicióznu študentku práva v New Orleanse Darby Shawovú prípad zaujme a na popud svojho profesora a zároveň milenca sa doň pustí s maximálnym nasadením. Skúma a analyzuje množstvo procesov, ktoré majú skončiť pred Najvyšším súdom.
O jednom z nich napíše správu pod názvom Prípad pelikán.
Správa sa zhodou okolností dostane do FBI a odtiaľ do Bieleho domu, kde spôsobí prekvapujúcu nervozitu.
Okrem Bieleho domu znepokojí aj i mnohých iných, ktorí rozpútajú zúrivé vražedné akcie a sústredia sa najmä na Darby, z ktorej sa stáva štvanec ? ohrozuje život každému, s kým sa spojí.
Vzrušujúci a dráždivý príbeh svojou adresnosťou a zacielením na najvyššie postavených ľudí v USA bol úspešne sfilmovaný v roku 1993. V hlavných úlohách sa predstavili Julia Robertsová a Denzel Washington.
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Sedemnásťročný Samuel „Sooley“ Sooleymon je mladý talentovaný chlapec z Južného Sudánu s veľkými snami. V lete dostane jedinečnú príležitosť zahrať si na basketbalovom turnaji v USA a predviesť sa. Samuel je výborný basketbalista, rýchly, má neuveriteľný výskok, ale na niektorých zručnostiach musí ešte zapracovať. Počas turnaja dostane z domu zdrvujúce správy. V Južnom Sudáne zúri občianska vojna a povstalecké vojská vyplienili aj jeho rodnú dedinu. Otec je mŕtvy, sestra nezvestná a matka s dvoma mladšími bratmi v utečeneckom tábore. Samuel sa chce zúfalo vrátiť domov, ale nie je to možné. Viac-menej zo sympatií mu tréner tímu North Carolina Central ponúkne štipendium.
Samuel má niečo, čo iným hráčom chýba ? nesmierne odhodlanie uspieť, aby mohol presťahovať do Ameriky svoju rodinu. Neúnavne trénuje, sám každé ráno za úsvitu cvičí streľbu na kôš a na tréningoch vyniká nad spoluhráčmi. Keďže tím Centralu prehráva jeden zápas za druhým a má viacero zranených hráčov, Sooley, ako ho prezývajú, nastúpi na prvý zápas z lavičky. A vtedy sa zrodí legenda.
John Grisham novým románom Sooley tentoraz pokračuje v línii svojich bestsellerov zo športového prostredia.
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