When this John Grisham book first came out, I hated it. As I was telling other people about the plot, I kept hearing remarks, "well that sounds interesting to me". So, I re-read "The Brethren", pretending I did not know who the author was. And you know what? I liked it.

Ok, it's not the best legal thriller. However, if one supposes that three irreverant judges are in prison and from behind bars they scheme to blackmail affluent people vis a vis a gay boy pen pal scam by personal ads, they realize they have marked a guy that eventually is picked to be the next President of the U.S. and you do get quite a unique plot.

We get an inside look into minimum-security penitentiaries, corrupt politics, shark infested attorney waters, and a fast fun read from John Grisham.

Try it again, just cover the authors name, revisit some lively characters and at closer look--a flap jack flipping genius of a plot.