Sadly that is true. I remember reading Grisham's first book ("A Time to Kill") and thought it was absolutely wonderful. I later read an article about him and his success. The article mentioned how Grisham wrote the first book - he had lots of time with which to write the first three quarters of it, and it really showed in the quality of the story. The last quarter was rushed a bit, and it changed the whole pace of the story (although I still enjoyed it). Each one of his following novels has degenerated a bit. I still would read his stuff but I don't look forward as anxiously as I once did.