The Street Lawyer got me into John Grisham; The Firm hooked me, and The Partner convinced me that Grisham has some real skill as a storyteller. The Last Juror is another example of Grisham’s developing storytelling skill. Grisham tells about a young publisher coming of age in rural Mississippi and, along the way, tells the story of the South of the 1970s and 1980s. This was one of the few books I’ve ever read that I was sad when it finished—because I wanted to hear some more of the story. Although not as good as The Partner or The Chamber, it’s definitely above-average.