Best John Grisham Books
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At just 11 years old, Mark Sway witnesses a suicide and learns some information about the mob that puts his family in jeopardy. Wise beyond his years, Mark strikes a deal with a local lawyer to defend him from the smarmy government attorney determined to make Mark talk.
A year after its initial publication, director Joel Schumacher adapted the novel for the big screen with Brad Renfro as young Mark Sway, Susan Sarandon as his lawyer Regina Love, and Tommy Lee Jones as the devious US attorney. Schumacher would later go on to direct another Grisham film adaptation, A Time to Kill.