In John Grisham's The Widow, a routine case leads to greed and murder

By Sacha Pfeiffer,

Ahmad Damen, Kathryn Fink

Published October 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM EDT

John Grisham reflects on his new mystery, The Widow, and why stories of flawed lawyers still captivate readers after more than fifty books

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