[lodwick]

Correct on the sequence of the novels. Luckily, Sam's Club had them in order, and deeply discounted whenever they were published - still do, although the price has risen steeply. Mrs.lodwick found A Time to Kill, a bit stout.

I thought it a perfect time to kill. Runaway Jury is probably my next favorite, and I've not read The Summons, his latest. Anything that is made into a movie with T.Cruise is instantly downgraded, for some reason.

Any hints for tomorrow's thread? Please, please, please. ;-)

[mountaineer]

I know most people say "A Time to Kill" was Grisham's best, but I offer the oddball opinion. It is the only one of his books I've read, and I thought it was so awful I've never bothered to try any of the others. Agree re Tom Cruise, though. I wouldn't cross the street to see one of his movies.

[Endeavor]

Nelson DeMille's "The Gold Coast" is a truly great read. "Plum Island," another of his, is also good - we science types like it because, of course, it takes place near Plum Island, a/w/a the northern point of Long Island, which makes it another great "beach" read.