The French Illusion

'One of the great storytellers of our time. No one does it better' CHRIS WHITAKER

Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a new gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong - and the nightmare that follows.

Paul and Chelsea Tanner are riding a euphoric high after their fairytale wedding. But when they fly to Paris for their honeymoon, they're very quickly brought back down to earth. While on a day trip to the idyllic French countryside, they are suddenly and brutally kidnapped. Both of their families are in shock: who would target them - and why?

It quickly becomes clear that this is not the first crime of its kind. The search for answers soon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA and French intelligence working together to solve the puzzle. Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation.

Propulsive and surprising, The French Illusion is an unmistakable Grisham thrill ride - gripping and impossible to put down.

?350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER?

Review

The best thriller writer alive -- Ken Follett

No one does it better -- Chris Whitaker

Grisham's books have shaped the way millions see the law and its discontents ― Time

A master storytellers ― Huffington Post

Grisham has remained a peerless storyteller with an ironclad readership base ... his gifts are given full rein in The French Illusion ... this is vintage Grisham ― Financial Times

A harrowing read, leavened by the occasional quip, from a master storyteller burned up by injustice ― SAGA MAGAZINE

Packed with twists, danger and action from the off ― The Sun

Grisham takes a page from le Carré ... A timely commentary on American foreign policy and lawlessness in war ― The New York Times

About the Author

Since The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time To Kill.

His first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, highlights work with organisations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted.

He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honoured with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.