I picked this up in a random coffee shop while I was waiting for some chai, and got hooked early on. Set in the deep south in the 70s, a small town paper that sees a grisly murder and the fallout from the trial (obviously, given the author). I enjoyed the colorful characters, but I am used to a faster paced novel from him...though I suppose it moved at about the same pace as that small southern town moved. It has been a while since I read anything from Mr. Grisham, though I do enjoy him - he is an excellent writer.
I decided I needed to re-read these two books in preparation of the book 7's imminent release - the final installment (in theory) of the Harry Potter series. Five and six are two of the best of the series...a bit darker, but VERY enjoyable. I forgot how fast and intense these are! I couldn't put either of them down and finished them both in about a week. In fact, I put these in front of quite a few things I *should* have been doing. It's been really fun to watch the author improve immensely from the first book to what the current Harry Potter world is now. It is such a clever concept - I love the idea of wizards living among us in hiding. Though......I wish with my whole soul that I wasn't a Muggle.
