The Rainmaker.

GRISHAM, John [Matt Damon].

Item Number: 133497

New York: Doubleday, 1995.

First edition of Grisham’s sixth novel, basis for the film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, and Danny Glover. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Grisham and actor Matt Damon on the half-title page. Damon starred in the film bearing the same name. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

The Los Angeles Times called The Rainmaker "an indictment of the legal system from law school to the jury’s verdict." Entertainment Weekly wrote that "if The Rainmaker’s outcome is a bit predictable, Grisham’s vivid minor characters and near-Dickensian zeal for mocking pomposity and privilege are apt to endear him to his many readers all over again." Publishers Weekly wrote that "this bittersweet tale, the author's quietest and most thoughtful, shows that Grisham's imagination can hold its own in a courtroom as well as on the violent streets outside."