''No one does it better than Grisham'' - Telegraph A father''s guilt. A son''s redemption. Thirty years have passed since eleven-year-old Paul Tracy watched his troubled father, Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets, clash with his childhood hero, the Cubs'' golden-boy Joe Castle, in a contest from which no winners emerged. Now the news that his father is dying brings the memory of that day flooding back. Deciding that it''s time to face up to what really happened on that baseball field in 1973, father and son make their way to Calico Rock, Arkansas, where either redemption or rejection awaits them. What readers are saying about CALICO JOE ''Hooked from start to finish'' - 5 STARS ''Riveting'' - 5 STARS ''A delicious meal of a book!'' - 5 STARS 350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films: NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

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Since The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published a number one bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Nine have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief and *A Time To Kill.

• His first work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries; his second, Framed, highlights work with organisations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted.

  He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was distinguished with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

  John lives on a farm in central Virginia.

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  THE TRACY FAMILY ARE ABOUT TO BE THROWN A CURVEBALL.

  Thirty years have passed since the day that changed eleven-year-old Paul Tracy's life: he watched his troubled father, Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets, clash violently with Joe Castle, star of the Chicago Cubs and Paul's hero.

  Now Warren Tracy is dying - and his son has decided it's time for them to face what really happened on that baseball field in 1973. Taking a trip to Calico Rock, Arkansas, father and son will both face the consequences of what happened to Joe Castle.

  But will redemption be waiting for them on the other side?

  350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films: JOHN GRISHAM IS THE MASTER OF THE LEGAL THRILLER

  What readers are saying about Calico Joe:

  'Hooked from start to finish'
  'Riveting'
  'A delicious meal of a book!'