 Beginning with "A Painted House" in 2001, Grisham broadened his focus from law to the more general rural South but continued to write legal thrillers at the rate of one a year.In 2002 he once again claimed the #1 book of the year with The Summons.In 2003 and 2004 he missed the #1 bestseller of the year due to The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown but he once again produced two novels which ended the year in the top 5.