CHAMBER, THE

　　In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm:Twenty-six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliantlegal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row killer andan impossible case. Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi StatePrison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist nowfacing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has runout of chances -- except for one: the young, liberal Chicago lawyerwho just happens to be his grandson. While the executioners preparethe gas chamber, while the protesters gather and the TV cameraswait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. Forbetween the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets-- including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life...orcost Adam his. "A dark and thoughtful tale pulsing wit moraluncertainties... Grisham is at his best." --"People.""Compelling... Powerful... "The Chamber" will make readers thinklong and hard about the death penalty." -- "USA Today." "His bestyet." -- "The Houston Post." "Mesmerizing... with an authority andoriginality... and with a grasp of literary complexity that makesScott Turow's novels pale by comparison -- Grisham returns." --"San Francisco Chronicle."