Runaway Jury

A formula driven book written by John Grisham, published in 1996.
The novel's core character is Nicholas Easter, a man who through following the industry, disguises his identity and moves to Biloxi, Mississippi. There he manages to get on a jury for a civil suit against a leading cigarette manufacturer. Nicholas manipulates the jury and with the help of woman on the outside, manages to convince the corrupt jury consultant that they can push the jury to a favorable conclusion for the defense. After the $10,000,000 is paid the woman, the sequestered jury is pushed to find for the plaintiff.
As with any Grisham story there is a good amount of histrionics but the hero and heroine win out and survive the evil lawyers.
I found it interesting that the movie of the same name changed out the cigarette manufacturers for hand gun makers.
Like most Grisham books, it is an easy read, much like watching a movie for the third time.