John Ray Grisham Born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas Graduated Law school from Ole Miss in 1981

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1 John Grisham

2 John Ray Grisham Born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas Graduated Law school from Ole Miss in 1981 Practiced law for a decade specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation Served in the House of Representatives from First novel A Time to Kill finished in 1987 and didn t receive the greatest reviews

3 The Brethren (Three former Judges) Joe Roy Spicer stole bingo profits from a Shriner s Club Finn Yarber Tax evasion Hatlee Beech in jail because he killed 2 hikers while drinking and driving While in jail, they create a scam to target rich in-the-closet gay men and try to blackmail them. They do very well until they catch the wrong guy Al Konyers

4 Trevor Carson the Brethren s man on the outside. Trevor is a sleazy lawyer who runs mail for the Brethren and is in the scam. He manages the off-shore banking accounts, delivers and picks up mail, and other things that the Brethren cannot do in jail Teddy Maynard Director of the CIA rigging the presidential election. Is in a wheel chair and in constant pain, he is incredibly rich and has all the power needed to get Aaron Lake elected for president. Aaron Lake Congressman who runs for President with Teddy Maynard helping. Before he begins running for President, he is in the crosshairs of the Brethren, after answering one of their ads. He makes one mistake that causes the Brethren to figure out who Al Konyers is. He is running for President on a landslide election with millions of dollars in his campaign, on the main precedence that he will double military spendings, and make the US a huge superpower.

5 Quince Garbe one of the first the Brethren blackmail. His father owns a bank, and makes the mistake of getting in the Brethren s net. Pays the Brethren $100,000, then another $25,000 Wes and Chap Two men that Teddy sends to do dirty work. They force Trevor to work for them in order to protect their client Al Konyers- which is really Teddy trying to protect Aaron Lake. Buster A young kid wrongly sentenced to 48 years in prison. The Brethren help him escape Trumble. Argrow A CIA operative who is sent to Trumble to get close to the Brethren.

6 Trumble Federal Prison- located near Jacksonville Neptune Beach, Florida Washington D.C

7 The Brethren have figured out how to blackmail in-the-closet gay men, that are rich and powerful. They pose as two fake men, Percy and Ricky, writing letters to men claiming they are in rehab and soon to be released and need a companion. Trevor Carson helps them move their ill-gotten money, extorted from Quince Garbe and others. He moves mail around, identifies pen pals that have an alias and other duties.

8 Teddy Maynard is trying to win an election through Aaron Lake, for National Security. He is the best man for president minus his little secret. Aaron Lake is an unheard of Congressman who comes out of nowhere. Teddy enables him to win with lots of money (millions of dollars!) and steamrolls any opponent. Aaron Lake is trying to win the election by scaring the American public that the military is weak. Teddy is trying to protect the country from the Russians, who also have lots of money and are buying WMDs, and getting their army bigger and bigger. A terrorist attack in the beginning of the novel that attacks the American Embassy in Cairo enables Aaron Lake to be the frontrunner. Before this attack, no one took him seriously.

9 When Teddy finds the letters to Ricky, he works quickly to identify who is running the scheme. He gets men (Wes and Chap) to get Trevor to work for them.

10 In the novel, Trevor Carson visits Pete s Bar and Grille on many, many occasions in Florida. This is a real place! Located in Neptune Beach Pete's Bar was established in 1933 and is the oldest continuously operating tavern in Northeast Florida.

11 Awesome Read! Big book, but worth it! I would recommend to those that like John Grisham, or haven t read one of his books yet.

12 John Grisham s website -- Pete s Bar _Petes_Bar_John_Grishams_The_Brethren_Nep tune_beach_fl