"This is not a story about a triumph or a miscarriage of courtroom justice. It's the more devious, surprising story of a smart man who gets even smarter once he spends five years honing his skills as a jailhouse lawyer -- and then expertly concocts an ingenious revenge scheme... Mr. Grisham writes with rekindled vigor here." - New York Times

"Grisham introduces a small-town Virginia lawyer named Malcolm Bannister, who's dubiously convicted of money laundering for a drug-lord client, and maps out a revenge plot from his federal penitentiary cell that's twice as elaborate as the one Alexandre Dumas cooked up in The Count of Monte Cristo. Like many a Grisham hero, Mal is a legal insider who knows how to work the system to his advantage. He's also a peculiarly lone wolf, willing to shed all his family ties in pursuit of a very long and entertaining con." - Entertainment Weekly

"Electrifying... carries the reader along one track (innocent man seeks exoneration) only to switch on to another (cat-and-mouse caper) halfway through with delicious, frictionless ease." - The Guardian

"No one can make the legal fraternity quite as exciting." - West Australian

"another gratifying Grisham tale where David dances round Goliath and lands a knockout punch." - South Coast Register

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

"Leaves one eager for more" - Spectator

"No one does it better than Grisham" - Daily Telegraph

"A master storyteller" - Huffington Post

"A fascinating look at judicial corruption - an entirely convincing story and one of Grisham's best." - Washington Post

"It may seem odd to describe a jigsaw as nail-biting, but that is precisely what John Grisham delivers." - Daily Mail

"Hang on to your subpoenas, it's an exhilaratingly fast and dangerous ride." - The Sunday Times

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