Title: A fair quality book, but certainly not a classic
Review: I saw this book in the store and I bought it because of John Grisham's reputation as a great writer of thrillers, particularly the courtroom variety. This book was a quick and easy read, and it wasn't bad, but I thought that it never really "took off" and got very exciting. It has an interesting premise (three disgruntled jailbird judges blackmail older closeted-gay men by posing as younger openly gay jail prisoners via letters) but it seemed gimmicky and not really all that well done in my opinion. It seems like something where the reader might simultaneously wish the novel were longer because he or she wants the plot/subplots developed more thoroughly, but also wish the story were shorter because it's just not really an exciting story.
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