The Appeal
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The Appeal is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores corporate corruption and the manipulation of the judicial system through a high-stakes Mississippi court case.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Appeal canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
campaign finance
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corporate corruption ⓘ judicial system manipulation ⓘ political influence on courts ⓘ tort reform ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Associate ⓘ |
| genre |
legal thriller
ⓘ
thriller novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385515047 ⓘ |
| hasLegalContext |
civil litigation
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state supreme court appeal ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
class action lawsuits
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corporate law ⓘ environmental law ⓘ judicial elections ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeries | standalone novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carl Trudeau
ⓘ
Mary Grace Payton ⓘ Ron Fisk ⓘ Wes Payton ⓘ |
| marketedAs | bestselling novel ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of elected judiciary
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depiction of corporate influence in elections ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| pageCount | 368 ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
appeal of a massive jury verdict
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high-stakes Mississippi court case ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Innocent Man ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008-01-29 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setIn |
Mississippi
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| workOf | John Grisham ⓘ |
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