Search - The Last Juror

Suspenseful tale about a small Mississippi town which is tormented by a murderer in the 1970's. A little predictable, but entertaining and filled with interesting characters. This is the second novel by Grisham that I have read and I am eager to read more.

This was my second John Grisham book and I could hardly put it down. I thoroughly enjoyed the outsiders insight on a small southern town. The mystery was a little too slick in the end, but I still thought it was a great read. I do have one bone to pick though - the book is set in Mississippi, but Grisham says that one of the characters grows vidalia onions in her garden. Well, that is impossible. Vidalia onions ONLY grow in and around Vidalia, Georgia. It is the soil that gives the onions their unique and wonderful flavor. You can't grow Vidalia onions in Miss.

Really good Grisham fare. It's about a small southern town newspaper publisher trying to cope with a brutal local murder. Now, nine years later the jurors are starting to die one by one. It's the publisher's goal to figure things out.

The ending was a little disapointing.

Another Grisham page turner -This tense thriller starts out with a brutal crime in a small town. The local newspaper editor makes it his mission to make sure the victim is never forgotten,and the killer is punished. Along the way the placid facade of his little town is peeled away layer by layer exposing its volatile underpinnings.

I enjoyed this book so much better then the last couple I've read by him, Playing for Pizza, Bleachers and The Appeal. This one reminded me why I loved to read his books, with their interesting cast of characters and the small towns of the South with descriptions so vivid you can feel the humidity! He has redeemed himself in my eyes with this book.