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.

"Light-hearted . . . The Camino books have felt like palate cleansers for Grisham, something fun to do before tackling the weightier issues that usually form the backbone of books such as The Client. . . . Grisham makes sure the book moves like the winds that buffet his fictional island."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

Praise for the Camino Island series

"A fresh, fun departure . . . sheer catnip . . . a most agreeable summer destination."--USA Today

"The type of wild but smart caper that Grisham's readers love."--Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing

"A happy lark [that] provides the pleasure of a leisurely jaunt periodically jolted into high gear, just for the fun and speed of it."--The New York Times Book Review

"Escapist entertainment . . . with elements of a more traditional Grisham thriller."--Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Praise for John Grisham

"The best thriller writer alive."--Ken Follett