Once again Mr. Grisham has disapointed readers by failing toilluminate secondary characters to anything past cartoonish status.While Mr. Grisham is clever in his use of legal manuverings to generate plot lines; his failure to develop characters readers care about, causes one to speed through his recent books without a care. Books such as A Time to Kill and The Chamber created characters the reader should be interested in. In his recent books, Mr. Grisham fails to develop what should be the most important element of any book, characters the reader can identify with, pro or con. Perhaps Mr. Grisham should take a year or two off rather than continue to churn out movie scripts. Harsh words, but spoken by someone who is truly a fan of the author.