Realising I'd packed my books in the case that I'd checked in at the airport I was advised to buy a John Grisham book to keep me busy on the flight to Taba in October last year.  I'd enjoyed the films 'The Firm' and 'The Pelican Brief' so trusted the person I was with (any guesses who?! ) and bought 'The Runaway Jury' and 'The Bretheren'.

The Runaway Jury was a real page turner all about a stooge planted in a jury to influence the votes of the other jurymen (brilliant how it was done) and I loved the concept of 'The Bretheren' (3 judges banged up in a federal prison running a bribery scam from inside) just as much.

Since then I admit I've become a bit of a Grisham addict and finished 'The Associate' last weekend (law, death, alleged rape and subtefuge - fabulous!).  I immediately started reading 'The Testament' and haven't been able to put it down.  Sad I know, but I've already bought  'The Rainmaker' and 'The Appeal' so I have something to keep me going if I finish this one unexpectedly when the shops are shut!

Ok, so you have to not mind the fact that they're all set in America and they're based around the law, but they're different enough for you to be able to read them one after the other.  Best of all, you don't need a law degree to be able to enjoy them.