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# The Appeal

From [John Grisham Books in Order](https://listium.com/@BookEnthusiasts/79006/john-grisham-books-in-order)  
By [@BookEnthusiasts](https://listium.com/@BookEnthusiasts)

List stats: 1064 views · 1 like · 0 followers  
Published 29 December 2022 · Updated 29 December 2022

Category: books & literature / best-sellers

- Cover: ![Cover](https://img.listium.com/images/width=800,height=800,fit=scale-down,format=webp/l/t2qz5oofcjpcwkbopmif.jpg)
- Series: Standalone
- Year of Publishing: 2008
- Number of Pages: 496
- Goodreads Rating: 3.62
- Synopsis: The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict—or reverse it. The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough to his interests. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.
- Link to Buy: [https://www.amazon.com/Appeal-Novel-John-Grisham/dp/0385342926/ref=tmm\_pap\_swatch\_0?\_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671712779&sr=1-1](https://www.amazon.com/Appeal-Novel-John-Grisham/dp/0385342926/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671712779&sr=1-1&tag=listium03-20)
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