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1995
THE RAINMAKER
John Grisham
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THE RAINMAKER

by John Grisham

Doubleday · 1995

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

26

Weeks at #1

9

Debuted

April 1995

Chart History

#15101519951996
dashed = off the list

26 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 9 weeks at #1

#1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER 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.

All Appearances

1May 7, 1995wk 2
1May 14, 1995wk 3
1May 21, 1995wk 4
1May 28, 1995wk 5
1June 4, 1995wk 6
2↓1June 25, 1995wk 9
1↑1July 2, 1995wk 10
3↓2July 9, 1995wk 11
4↓1July 16, 1995wk 12

Details

ISBN-13
9780440295426
ISBN-10
0440295424
Published
1995
Pages
616
Publisher
Doubleday
Categories
Fiction

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