Grisham takes few risks with expertly-crafted thriller

It’s now almost 30 years since John Grisham published his first novel, A Time to Kill, in 1987. Next came The Firm in 1991, followed quickly by a host of other bestsellers such as The Client, The Pelican Brief, The Chamber and The Runaway Jury.

Since then, the lucrative legal thrillers have kept coming, with millions ...