The Rainmaker

Rudy Baylor is a newly qualified lawyer: he has one case, and one case alone, to save himself from his mounting debts. His case is against a giant insurance company which could have saved a young man's life, but instead refused to pay the claim until it was too late. The settlement could be worth millions of dollars, but there is one problem.

The gripping legal thriller from the master of mystery and suspense and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Widow and A Time to Kill.

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING JOHN SLATTERY

One case. One chance. One man against the world.

Rudy Baylor is a rookie lawyer who is about to take on a career-defining case, fighting for justice for a young man whose death could have easily been prevented.

This case has the power to change everything for Rudy - eliminate his debts and save his legal practice.

But he's never argued a case in court before. And he is up against the most expensive lawyers that money can buy.

Can Rudy win against the odds? Or will the truth be buried forever?

Praise for John Grisham:

‘A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' – Irish Independent

'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' – Jodi Picoult

'The best thriller writer alive' – Ken Follett

‘John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers’ – Telegraph

‘Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller’ – The Times

‘Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.’ – Daily Record

‘Masterful – when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating’ – Mirror

‘A giant of the thriller genre’ – TimeOut