The Appeal
First edition cover | |
| Author | John Grisham |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Fontana Shasti O'Leary Soudant |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Legal thriller |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | January 29, 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 484 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-51504-7 |
The Appeal is a 2008 novel by John Grisham, his 21st book and his first fictional legal thriller since The Broker in 2005. The novel explores the interplay of corporate power, politics, and judicial ethics in the U.S. legal system, focusing on the influence of money in judicial elections.