Those are the questions that John Grisham seeks to answer in his most recent novel, The Appeal. With this book, released in February, Grisham returns to what he does best--courtroom drama--after a brief departure into non-fiction (The Innocent Man) and popular fiction (Playing for Pizza).
"CancerCounty"
The Appeal tells the story of Cary County, a fictional town located just outside of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. For years, Krane Chemical was the town's main employer...that is, until Cary County residents started developing cancer at a rate four times the national average. Eventually, the county's drinking water started to smell and became so contaminated that the residents had to use bottled water for everything, even bathing.
Baker vs. Krane Chemical
Jeanette Baker was particularly hard hit. Within the span of two years, she watched her son and then her husband grow ill and die painful deaths. The Hattiesburg husband and wife team of Mary Grace and Wes Patton saw in Ms. Baker the sympathetic defendant that just might be able to sway a jury to rule against Krane Chemical.
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