Bestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner centered on a Paris honeymoon that descends into a terrifying nightmare following a brutal kidnapping. Dive into this propulsive thriller where international intelligence agencies race against time to uncover the truth.

• Gripping, suspenseful legal thriller from master storyteller John Grisham.
• Features a plot involving a honeymoon gone wrong, kidnapping, and an elaborate CIA operation.
• The search for answers spans borders, involving the FBI, CIA, and French intelligence.
• Hardcover edition with 352 pages of intense reading.

Paul and Chelsea Tanner's euphoric wedding celebration turns disastrous during their Parisian honeymoon when they are suddenly and brutally kidnapped in the French countryside. As their families reel from the shock, investigators realize this crime is part of a larger pattern. A young lawyer is recruited to act as bait in a complex CIA operation to find answers.

• Author: John Grisham
• Binding: Hardcover
• Print Length: 352 pages
• Language: English
• Publication Date: September 29, 2026
• ISBN-10: 1399703455
• ISBN-13: 978-1399703451
• Dimensions: 15.6 x 3 x 24 cm
• Weight: 788 g
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Experience the unmistakable thrill ride that is The French Illusion—a surprising and impossible-to-put-down mystery from the author whose works have sold over 350 million copies worldwide.