VJ Books Blog

John Grisham – The Associate

(Scotlandonsunday, Jan 11, David Leask) We should all be sick of John Grisham. We should be sick of his formulaic legal thrillers and we should be sick of the smug and suspiciously youthful-looking author’s face on their covers. We should be. But we’re...

Sod goodwill, give me crime

(theaustralian.news.com, Dec. 6, Graeme Blundell) A time for old mates, Christmas is a good reason to renew acquaintance with saved-up favourite genre authors, friends who can still provoke our attention. These are the guys we know won’t let us down, their books...

John Grisham – The Associate

“The Associate”, John Grisham’s new legal thriller and 22nd novel, due to premiere in January 2009. (And you can get your signed copy from VJ Books!) The master of legal suspense, John Grisham was a criminal and civil lawyer in Mississippi when his first book, A...

John Grisham – The Appeal

(Publisher’s Weekly, Dec. 1) In an interview, John Grisham talks about how he enjoys writing about lawyers much more than being one: “I closed my law office 13 years ago and it was the happiest day of my life; I have not missed it for one moment. . . I was...

Alan Jacobson – The 7th Victim

(jverse.com, Nov. 16, Jeff Carlson) Here’s a freak twist of fate for you. I can see Alan Jacobson’s house from my front yard. He lives on the street across from us, and, through bad fortune, is also much closer to the new construction than I am. The 5000 sq. ft....