Dear Great Book Guru,  I have been enjoying the beautiful weather and colorful landscape all this month, but I know winter is on its way. Do you have a book I should have on hand when cold and darkness finally arrive? So Enjoying Autumn

Dear So Enjoying Autumn,  Come every autumn, I begin looking for the latest Grisham novel and this year was no different- right on schedule appeared THE ROGUE LAWYER. Over the years, I have read the thirty or so books John Grisham has written,  and I have enjoyed them all- some more than others.  His last few have been particular favorites of mine.  This latest incorporates many of the same elements of the standard Grisham but with a new twist that works well.  Sebastian Rudd, our rogue lawyer, has no office- his was firebombed earlier so he operates out of a tank like van and his assistant is more a bodyguard than a paralegal. Many of the clients he takes on are guilty of repulsive crimes.  The change from Grisham’s earlier novels is that he presents us with a series of cases covered in short chapters; some are connected, some not- but the result is a fast paced collection of  stories focusing on different legal injustices.  Police brutality, political corruption, jury tampering are just a few of the topics Grisham takes on.  All in all- this novel is a credible entry in the Grisham canon.  Recommended!