He stared at the cheap linoleum between his shoes and admitted to himself that once again he had fallen into the trap that often snared so many of the educated and upper-class locals when they convinced themselves that the rest of the population was stupid and ignorant. Cranwell was smarter than most lawyers in town, and infinitely more prepared.

"The Firm remained on the The New York Times' bestseller list for 47 weeks and became the bestselling novel of 1991. He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1977 receiving a BS degree in accounting. The judge dismissed the libel case on September 18 2008 saying "The wrongful convictions of Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz must be discussed openly and with great vigor.

His books have been translated into 29 languages and publiJohn Grishamd worldwide. Released in 1991 it sold more than seven million copies.