Ford County: Stories

John Grisham

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011 / November 03, 2009

Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.2 x .8 inches

Publisher: Doubleday Broadway Pub

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Editorial Review

Just when you think John Grisham couldn’t get any better, he does something not only fantastic, but totally new. Fans of the #1 New York Times phenom will be thrilled to know that in Ford County, he returns to the setting for his immensely popular first novel, A Time to Kill, with a collection of stories that remind us why he is America’s favorite teller of tales.

The page turning begins with “Blood Drive,” where a gathering of neighbors fear for young Bailey, who’s in a hospital in Memphis and in need of blood after taking a tumble at a construction site. That’s when three unreliable “friends” set off to be heroes, with some laugh-out-loud results. In “Fetching Raymond,” a mother of three sons, who have spent more time in prison than out, is faced with the possibility that her youngest boy’s current stay may be coming to the horrifying end she’d never believed possible.

Whether it’s the tale of a hard-luck lawyer who gets the case that can change his life—only to find out it comes with major collateral damage—or the story of a local swindler who finally gets his comeuppance, Grisham’s return to Ford County is delayed gratification that’s been well worth the wait.