What's your favorite John Grisham novel?

This morning, I read on The Writer’s Almanac that today – Feb. 8 – is John Grisham’s birthday. Grisham, a best-selling author who is best known for his legal thrillers, turned 56 today.

Grisham published his first novel, “A Time to Kill,” in 1989 and since then he’s published 23 novels, a short story collection and one nonfiction book.

Below I provide you with a complete list of Grisham’s published works, and I want you to use this list to answer just one question: Which of these John Grisham books is your favorite?

Without further ado, he’s the list:

Novels:
1. A Time to Kill (1989)
2. The Firm (1991)
3. The Pelican Brief (1992)
4. The Client (1993)
5. The Chamber (1994)
6. The Rainmaker (1995)
7. The Runaway Jury (1996)
8. The Partner (1997)
9. The Street Lawyer (1998)
10. The Testament (1999)
11. The Brethren (2000)
12. A Painted House (2001)
13. Skipping Christmas (2001)
14. The Summons (2002)
15. The King of Torts (2003)
16. Bleachers (2003)
17. The Last Juror (2004)
18. The Broker (2005)
19. Playing for Pizza (2007)
20. The Appeal (2008)
21. The Associate (2009)
22. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010)
23. The Confession (2010)

Grisham’s short story collection, “Ford County,” was released in 2009, and his lone nonfiction work, “The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town,” was published in 2006.

As I’m sure many of you are aware, more than a few of Grisham’s novels have been adapted to the big screen. They include “The Firm,” “The Pelican Brief,” “The Client,” “A Time to Kill,” “The Chamber,” “A Painted House,” “Runaway Jury” and “Christmas with the Kranks,” (which was based on “Skipping Christmas.”)

In the end, I want to know which of Grisham’s books is your favorite. What did you like about it? Which others would you recommend? Which film adaptation was your favorite and why? Let us know in the comments section below.