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the rainmaker by john grisham john grisham skip to main content the rainmaker great fun to read the complex plotting is grisham s major accomplishment los angeles times buy now amazon barnes noble books a million bookshop org target walmart audible apple books google play kobo about the book 1 new york times bestseller now a usa network original series streaming on peacock a taut and terrific page turner entertainment weekly from the master of the courtroom thriller great fun to read the complex plotting is grisham s major accomplishment los angeles times it s summer in memphis the sweat is sticking to rudy baylor s shirt and creditors are nipping at his heels once he had aspirations of breezing through law school and punching his ticket to the good life now he doesn t have a job or a prayer except for one an insurance dispute that leaves a family devastated and opens the door for a lawsuit if rudy can find a way to file it by the time rudy gets to court a heavyweight corporate defense team is there to meet him and suddenly he s in over his head plunged into a nightmare of lies and legal maneuverings a case that started small is exploding into a thunderous million dollar war of nerves skill and outright violence a fight that could cost one young lawyer his life or turn him into the biggest rainmaker in the land praise great fun to read the complex plotting is grisham s major accomplishment los angeles times a taut and terrific page turner entertainment weekly read an excerpt chapter one my decision to become a lawyer was irrevocably sealed when i realized my father hated the legal profession i was a young teenager clumsy embarrassed by my awkwardness frustrated with life horrified of puberty about to be shipped off to a military school by my father for insubordination he was an ex marine who believed boys should live by the crack of the whip i d developed a quick tongue and an aversion to discipline and his solution was simply to send me away it was years before i forgave him he was also an industrial engineer who worked seventy hours a week for a company that made among many other items ladders because by their very nature ladders are dangerous devices his company became a frequent target of lawsuits and because he handled design my father was the favorite choice to speak for the company in depositions and trials i can t say that i blame him for hating lawyers but i grew to admire them because they made his life so miserable he d spend eight hours haggling with them then hit the martinis as soon as he walked in the door no hellos no hugs no dinner just an hour or so of continuous bitching while he slugged down four martinis read more about the rainmaker excerpted from the rainmaker by john grisham all rights reserved no part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher listen to an audio sample audiobook clip you might also like more legal thrillers from john grisham privacy policy ca privacy policy terms of use do not sell my personal info affiliate program disclosure copyright 2026 penguin random house back to top