American novelist, attorney and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, identified for his common lawful thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has published 28 consecutive variety-1 fiction bestsellers, and his textbooks have offered three hundred million copies around the world. Grisham started off working for a plant nursery as a teen, watering bushes for $1.00 an hour.