Thirty-two years and a blockbuster movie later, John Grisham has returned with a sequel to his bestselling 1991 novel, The Firm. The Exchange follows Mitch McDeere, the hero of The Firm, in a legal thriller as captivating and suspenseful as the first. Out October 17 from Doubleday, Grisham’s long-awaited follow-up is one you won’t want to miss.
“To have John Grisham’s 49th book return to the world of Mitch and Abby McDeere is truly a full-circle moment,” says Grisham’s publisher, Suzanne Herz, in an announcement from Penguin. “Over thirty years ago John crafted a brilliant thriller filled with deadly secrets, corporate intrigue, and an unforgettable fictional hero. The Firm defined the legal thriller genre and has stood the test of time. Readers will be thrilled to see what happens next to Mitch in The Exchange.”
What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller.
It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications — and once again endangers his colleagues, friends, and family. Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there’s nowhere to hide.
About John Grisham:
John Grisham is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include The Boys From Biloxi, The Judge’s List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which is being developed by HBO as a limited series. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. When he’s not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. Grisham lives on a farm in central Virginia.
