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1994
THE CHAMBER
John Grisham
Cover of THE CHAMBER

THE CHAMBER

by John Grisham

Doubleday · 1994

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

27

Weeks at #1

8

Debuted

June 1994

Chart History

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27 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 8 weeks at #1

Five CDs, 6 hrs.Performance by Michael BeckIn the corridors of Chicago's top law firm: Twenty-six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row killer and an impossible case. Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi State Prison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist now facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out of chances -- except for one: the young, liberal Chicago lawyer who just happens to be his grandson. While the executioners prepare the gas chamber, while the protesters gather and the TV cameras wait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. For between the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets -- including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life...or cost Adam his.

All Appearances

1NEWJune 12, 1994wk 1
1—June 19, 1994wk 2
1—June 26, 1994wk 3
1—July 3, 1994wk 4
1—July 10, 1994wk 5
1—July 17, 1994wk 6
1—July 24, 1994wk 7
1—July 31, 1994wk 8
2↓1August 7, 1994wk 9
2—August 14, 1994wk 10
3↓1August 21, 1994wk 11
3—August 28, 1994wk 12

Details

Published
1994
Pages
508
Publisher
Doubleday
Categories
Fiction

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