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12 books with a reading profile close to The Chamber by John Grisham. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Street Lawyer

    The Street Lawyer

    by John Grisham

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    Michael Brock is a rising antitrust lawyer at Drake & Sweeney, a prestigious Washington, D.C.

  2. 2 The Testament

    The Testament

    by John Grisham

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    When eccentric billionaire Troy Phelan jumps to his death, he leaves behind a holographic will that disinherits his greedy children and leaves his eleven-billion-dollar fortune to Rachel Lane, an illegitimate daughter w…

  3. 3 The Revenant

    The Revenant

    by Michael Punke

    Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

    Set in 1823, Michael Punke’s novel follows Hugh Glass, a scout for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.

  4. 4 Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls

    Batman, Volume 1: The Court of Owls

    by Scott Snyder

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    Bruce Wayne believes he knows every secret within Gotham City's foundations, yet the discovery of a century-old murder reveals a hidden organization known as the Court of Owls.

  5. 5 Batman: The Man Who Laughs

    Batman: The Man Who Laughs

    by Ed Brubaker

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    Set immediately after the events of Year One, this story chronicles the first encounter between Batman and the Joker.

  6. 6 Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event (Comic)

    Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event (Comic)

    by Mark Millar

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    Following a catastrophic explosion in Stamford caused by a battle between the New Warriors and Nitro, the United States government passes the Superhuman Registration Act.

  7. 7 Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

    by Michael Crichton

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    During a gala opening for the Nakamoto Corporation’s new Los Angeles headquarters, a beautiful woman is found dead on a boardroom table.

  8. 8 The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

    by Frederick Forsyth

    Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

    Set in 1963, the plot follows a secret French paramilitary group, the OAS, as they hire a professional British assassin known only by the codename Jackal.

  9. 9 Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls

    Batman, Volume 2: The City of Owls

    by Scott Snyder

    Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

    In the second volume of Scott Snyder’s Batman run, Bruce Wayne faces the Court of Owls, a secret cabal that has manipulated Gotham City's infrastructure and politics from the shadows for centuries.

  10. 10 Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye

    Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye

    by Frank Miller

    Also clear-cut and escapist · thriller, entertainment

    Marv is a massive, scarred brawler who wakes up in a cheap hotel to find Goldie, the beautiful woman he just spent the night with, murdered beside him.

  11. 11 A Matter of Honour

    A Matter of Honour

    by Jeffrey Archer

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    Adam Scott, a former captain in the British Army, receives a mysterious letter following his father's death.

  12. 12 The Lies I Tell

    The Lies I Tell

    by Julie Clark

    Also practical and clear-cut · thriller, entertainment

    Meg Williams is a professional con artist who changes her identity and backstory to infiltrate the lives of wealthy social climbers.

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